The Dyers' Company Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Dyers' Company Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Dyers' Company Charitable Trust reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.2m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £864k to £1.1m (+27%), an average of +6.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Dyers' Company Charitable Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crown Crest Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£1.1m), Gnanam Foundation (£1.1m) and Camden Carers (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 52% and donations and legacies 48%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.0m. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.