The Corton Hill Trust

Analysis

The Corton Hill Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in December 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending November 2025, The Corton Hill Trust reported income of £933k and spending of £1.1m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £796k to £933k (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2024, when income rose by 193%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Corton Hill 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 Balqees Welfare Foundation (£933k), Peacock Charitable Trust (£935k) and Real Farming Trust (£930k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 13%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.1m. Reserves of £191k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate.