The Tablet Trust

Analysis

The Tablet Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending January 2026, The Tablet Trust reported income of £2.0m and spending of £2.1m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income fell from £2.1m to £2.0m (-7.8%), an average of -2.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Tablet 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid in Ripon (£2.0m), One Church Brighton (£2.0m) and The Cathedral Church of St Michael Coventry (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 89% and donations and legacies 11%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £574k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.