The English Benedictine Congregation Trust

Analysis

The English Benedictine Congregation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in November 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, The English Benedictine Congregation Trust reported income of £406k and spending of £261k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £187k to £406k (+117%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2025, when income rose by 381%. Over the whole period it spent 148% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The English Benedictine Congregation Trust sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kupat Yismach Lev (£405k), Salisbury Trust for the Homeless Ltd (£406k) and Jacob's Well Care Centre (£405k).