The Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond

Analysis

The Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond reported income of £13.5m and spending of £12.6m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9.9m to £13.5m (+36%), an average of +8.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fylde Coast YMCA (£13.2m), The Nuffield Foundation (£14.3m) and Sw9 Community Housing (£13.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 71%, charitable activities 17% and trading 12%. Charitable activities took 53% of spending and raising funds 46%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.6m. Reserves of £2.8m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.