Compton Dando Church Estate Trust

Analysis

Compton Dando Church Estate Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in May 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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, Compton Dando Church Estate Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £7,657, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11k to £12k (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Compton Dando Church Estate Trust sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peoples Club of Nigeria Charitable Foundation (UK) (£12k), Poor's Land (£12k) and Paigham Trust (£12k).