Caerau and Ely Sports Trust

Analysis

Caerau and Ely Sports Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in January 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Caerau and Ely Sports Trust reported income of £24k and spending of £14k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £37k to £24k (-34%), an average of -9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 156%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Caerau and Ely Sports Trust sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Seva Mandir (£24k), Kamla Foundation (£24k) and Three Dogs (£24k).