Finchfield Trust

Analysis

Finchfield Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rochford. It was registered in January 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Finchfield Trust reported income of £78k and spending of £83k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £68k to £78k (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Finchfield Trust sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Break Tha Cycle (£78k), After Umbrage (£78k) and Poulett Almshouse Charity (£78k).