Spear Trust

Analysis

Spear Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in October 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Spear Trust reported income of £25k and spending of £9,240, leaving 63% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £40k to £25k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2025, when income rose by 182%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Spear Trust sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Liverpool Church of England Scripture Readers' Society (Incorporated) (£25k), Robert Rawstorne Trust Fund (£25k) and Widnes Deen Centre (£25k).