Blanchminster Trust

Analysis

Blanchminster Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in February 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Blanchminster Trust reported income of £574k and spending of £809k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £511k to £574k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 131% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Blanchminster Trust sits at the 88th 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 Schroder 1905 Trust (£573k), Roma Support Group (£574k) and Circle Community Ltd (£573k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 38% of spending and raising funds 60%. Grants to other organisations totalled £12k. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 27 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 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.