The Compass Point Trust

Analysis

The Compass Point Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Compass Point Trust reported income of £13k and spending of £16k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £8,602 to £13k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 154% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Compass Point Trust sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include M E Whyte Bequest (£13k), The Farakunku Foundation (£13k) and Be Reel (Building Empowerment: Rural Economic Engagement in Life) (£13k).

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.