The Realm Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Realm Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Realm Charitable Trust reported income of £124k and spending of £90k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £54k to £124k (+130%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Realm Charitable Trust sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Celestial Church of Christ Sidcup Kent Parish (£124k), Hope for Food (£124k) and Charchar Literacy (£124k).