Cherrytree

Analysis

Cherrytree is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in December 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Cherrytree reported income of £70k and spending of £78k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £61k to £70k (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 160% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Cherrytree sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Gatehill Trust (£70k), Ryedale Dog Rescue (£70k) and The Evelyn Hussey Trust (£69k).

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.