The Canning Trust

Analysis

The Canning Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Canning Trust reported income of £14k and spending of £24k, spending 172% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £4,979 to £14k (+175%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 176% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Canning Trust sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North West 4x4 Response (£14k), Cafe Milk CIO (£14k) and Sponsoring Academic and Medical Access (£14k).

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.