Coward Trust

Analysis

Coward Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in April 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Coward Trust reported income of £43k and spending of £55k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £38k to £43k (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Coward Trust sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Abwts (£43k), Northampton Life Chapel (£43k) and Life Christian Church (£43k).