The Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending June 2025, The Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators Charitable Trust reported income of £68k and spending of £41k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £35k to £68k (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 138% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators Charitable Trust sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hermon Community Resource Centre (£68k), Achiezer Va'achisomoch Trust (£68k) and South West International Development Network (£68k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity's priorities for grant giving include annual donations to the Charity of the Lord Mayor of the City of London, the Charity of the Master of the Livery Company, to certain affiliations of the Livery Company with schools and youth organisations. Prizes are given for excellence in Chartered Secretaries' exams. Only in exceptional circumstances are grants made to individuals.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Hermon Community Resource Centre | Glogue | £68k |
| Achiezer Va'achisomoch Trust | London | £68k |
| South West International Development Network | Bristol | £68k |
| The Vegetarian Charity | Manchester | £68k |