The Salford Diocesan Trust

Analysis

The Salford Diocesan Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in April 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Salford Diocesan Trust reported income of £29.7m and spending of £31.2m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £26.9m to £29.7m (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Salford Diocesan Trust sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birmingham Diocesan Trust (£27.0m), The Kingdom Hall Trust (£30.3m) and St Benedict's School Ealing (£27.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 27%, charitable activities 7.8%, trading 6.3% and investments 5.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £854k. Charitable activities took 66% of spending and raising funds 7.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £301k. Reserves of £18.7m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 242 people.

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.