Dalston Parish Charitable Trust

Analysis

Dalston Parish Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carlisle. It was registered in September 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Dalston Parish Charitable Trust reported income of £14k and spending of £9,406, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £5,769 to £14k (+147%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Dalston Parish Charitable Trust sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Tinsley Area Trust Fund (£14k), Colchester Round Table 367 (£14k) and 1st Forton Scout Group (£14k).