The Colton's Acre General Trust

Analysis

The Colton's Acre General Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in October 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes 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 March 2025, The Colton's Acre General Trust reported income of £46k and spending of £48k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £47k to £46k (-2.7%), an average of -0.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Colton's Acre General Trust sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beir Mordechai (£46k), The Mothers' Union in the Diocese of Sheffield (£46k) and The Isle of Dogs Bangladeshi Association and Cultural Centre (£46k).

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.