St Luke's Trust (Berkshire)

Analysis

St Luke's Trust (Berkshire) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in September 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, St Luke's Trust (Berkshire) reported income of £55k and spending of £132k, spending 240% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £67k to £55k (-18%), an average of -4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, St Luke's Trust (Berkshire) 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 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Baldwin Trust (£55k), The Dain Fund (£55k) and Pear Tree Special School Fund (£55k).

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.