East Anglia Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust

Analysis

East Anglia Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in January 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, East Anglia Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust reported income of £9.9m and spending of £8.8m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6.4m to £9.9m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, East Anglia Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whitechapel Centre (£9.8m), Pivotal Housing Association (£9.9m) and The Children's Family Trust (£9.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 72%, trading 8.6%, investments 8.1% and charitable activities 3.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £147k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.2%. Reserves of £34.3m would cover about 47 months of spending at that rate. It employed 53 people.