Springwood Trust

Analysis

Springwood Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in December 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under religion. 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, Springwood Trust reported income of £30k and spending of £32k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £28k to £30k (+8.6%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Springwood Trust sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Latimer Trust (£30k), Peakirk Church Estate (£30k) and Bolton Oromo Academy and Education Centre (£30k).

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.