The Leigh Trust

Analysis

The Leigh Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Leigh Trust reported income of £73k and spending of £348k, spending 475% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £65k to £73k (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 435% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Leigh Trust sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cornerstone Church Bristol (£73k), The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) - King's Tower Assembly (£73k) and Youthstart (£73k).

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.