The Cromarty Trust
Analysis
The Cromarty Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending November 2025, The Cromarty Trust reported income of £57k and spending of £51k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £30k to £57k (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Cromarty Trust sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ellen Mavis Chalk Charitable Trust (£57k), The Bikkja Trust (£57k) and Cooke Charitable Trust (£57k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Applications for the support of educational and environmental projects in the parishes of Cromarty and Nigg in Ross and Cromarty are welcomed. Unsolicited appeals from outwith these parishes will not receive a response since the trustees take a proactive approach to grantmaking and the development of projects which they wish to support.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Ellen Mavis Chalk Charitable Trust | Bristol | £57k |
| The Bikkja Trust | Bristol | £57k |
| Cooke Charitable Trust | Launceston | £57k |
| Lower Sapey Centenary Fund | Worcester | £57k |