The Cinquefoil Trust

Analysis

The Cinquefoil Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 March 2025, The Cinquefoil Trust reported income of £579k and spending of £381k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £131k to £579k (+341%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 143%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Cinquefoil Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Churn Community Hub Ltd (£579k), The DHL UK Foundation (£579k) and Newpier Charity Limited (£579k).

Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%.