The Relief Society for Poles Trust

Analysis

The Relief Society for Poles Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1986, 40 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 makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Relief Society for Poles Trust reported income of £51k and spending of £48k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3,439 to £51k (+1389%), an average of +96% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 7230%. Over the whole period it spent 189% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Relief Society for Poles 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 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Buckinghamshire Masonic Benevolent Fund (£51k), Lincoln Evangelical Church (£51k) and Creative Opportunities (£51k).