The Englefield Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Englefield Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in March 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Englefield Charitable Trust reported income of £712k and spending of £483k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £443k to £712k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Englefield Charitable Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charis (Christian Help & Action for Refugees in Somerset) (£711k), Woodside Church (£712k) and Live! (£709k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 67% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £316k.