The Lord Buckland Trust
Analysis
The Lord Buckland Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Merthyrtydfil. It was registered in May 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Lord Buckland Trust reported income of £11k and spending of £47k, spending 436% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £5,194 to £11k (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 472% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Lord Buckland Trust sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Burley in Wharfedale Relief in Need Charity (£11k), Logos Trust (£11k) and The Charity of Priscilla Gent and Others (£11k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
THE RELIEF OR ASSISTANCE OF NECESSITOUS AND DESERVING POOR PERSONS OVER THE AGE OF 30 YEARS BORN OR RESIDED IN THE BOROUGH FOR 10 YEARS
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Burley in Wharfedale Relief in Need Charity | Ilkley | £11k |
| Logos Trust | London | £11k |
| The Charity of Priscilla Gent and Others | Warwickshire | £11k |
| Shree Mandhata Youth Community Association East London and Essex | Essex | £11k |