Grafton Centre Development Trust CIO

Analysis

Grafton Centre Development Trust CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hyde. It was registered in September 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Grafton Centre Development Trust CIO reported income of £90k and spending of £102k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £75k to £90k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Grafton Centre Development Trust CIO sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shah Jalal Madrasa and Eatim Khana Trust (£90k), Whitehaven Social Welfare Scheme (£90k) and Oasis Community Hub: Mayfield (£90k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.