The Dandelion Trust

Analysis

The Dandelion Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in August 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Dandelion Trust reported income of £26k and spending of £9,940, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £20k to £26k (+29%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2026, when income rose by 1586%. Over the whole period it spent 148% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Dandelion Trust sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Broadheath Community Association (£25k), Queensborough Community Centre (£26k) and Dawn International Support Committee (£25k).