Thorngate Churcher Trust

Analysis

Thorngate Churcher Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09953572). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Thorngate Churcher Trust reported income of £4.0m and spending of £3.4m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.8m to £4.0m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Thorngate Churcher Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Pace Centre Ltd (£4.0m), Cumbria Community Homes (£4.0m) and Polka Children's Theatre Limited (£4.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £8.4m would cover about 30 months of spending at that rate. It employed 83 people.