The Compton Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Compton Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Compton Charitable Trust reported income of £62k and spending of £39k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £39k to £62k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 Compton Charitable Trust sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Stanhope Hall (£62k), The City of London Solicitors' Company Charitable Fund (£62k) and Victoria Dock Village Hall Community Association (£62k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The promotion of charitable purposes connected to the Compton family and any other causes that the trustees wish to support, as long as the organisation is recognised as exclusively charitable.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Stanhope Hall | Horncastle | £62k |
| The City of London Solicitors' Company Charitable Fund | London | £62k |
| Victoria Dock Village Hall Community Association | Hull | £62k |
| D C Moncrieff Charitable Trust | Lowestoft | £62k |