The Cheruby Trust

Analysis

The Cheruby Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Cheruby Trust reported income of £207k and spending of £98k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £75k to £207k (+175%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 538%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Cheruby Trust sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Baby Basics Northampton (£207k), Jubilee Priesthood Centre (£207k) and Home Furniture Services Trust (£207k).