The Kingfisher (Essex) Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Kingfisher (Essex) Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in April 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Kingfisher (Essex) Charitable Trust reported income of £20k and spending of £27k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £19k to £20k (+4.3%), an average of +1.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 Kingfisher (Essex) Charitable Trust sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Glentworth Village Hall (£20k), Mumtaz Khan Foundation (£20k) and Humberside Police Welfare and Benevolent Fund (£20k).