The Appleton Trust

Analysis

The Appleton Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Canterbury. It was registered in December 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Appleton Trust reported income of £34k and spending of £31k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £32k to £34k (+5.5%), an average of +1.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Appleton Trust sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Breakforth Evangelical Ministry (£34k), Community Rocks (£34k) and Christ Heart Church (CHC) International (£34k).