The Blackgate Trust

Analysis

The Blackgate Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in November 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Blackgate Trust reported income of £813k and spending of £26k, leaving 97% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £3,844 to £813k (+21057%), an average of +281% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 2488%. Over the whole period it spent 11% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Blackgate Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al-Madani Educational Trust Gloucester (£813k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Le Strand with St Clement Danes (£815k) and Bournemouth Reform Synagogue (£813k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%.