The Earmark Trust

Analysis

The Earmark Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Earmark Trust reported income of £22k and spending of £48k, spending 215% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £25k to £22k (-12%), an average of -3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 160% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Earmark Trust sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rochdale Zen Retreat (£22k), Parish Room - (Known As Church Hall) (£22k) and The Friends of St John the Baptist Church Hindon (£22k).

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.