The St Stephen and St James Trust

Analysis

The St Stephen and St James Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in September 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 2026, The St Stephen and St James Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £18k, spending 156% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £14k to £12k (-16%), an average of -4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 182% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The St Stephen and St James Trust sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mr William Saunders Charity for the Relief of Indigent Gentry and Others (£12k), The Hope of All Nations Ecumenical Outreach (£12k) and All Saints Relief in Need Charity (£12k).

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.