Carew Pole Charitable Trust
Analysis
Carew Pole Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Torpoint. It was registered in April 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Carew Pole Charitable Trust reported income of £142k and spending of £205k, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £76k to £142k (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Carew Pole Charitable Trust sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Doddington Hall Trust (£140k), Heath Hands (£142k) and Vernacular Architecture Group (£139k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The trustees apply their resources to supporting charities and charitable purposes generally but with priority being given to causes in Cornwall, in particular those connected with people in need and also heritage, the environment, horticulture, the armed services and the arts.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Doddington Hall Trust | London | £140k |
| Heath Hands | London | £142k |
| Vernacular Architecture Group | Essex | £139k |
| Erasmus Darwin Foundation | Staffordshire | £142k |