Greendown Trust

Analysis

Greendown Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in January 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02450176). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Greendown Trust reported income of £2.0m and spending of £2.6m, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £2.0m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Greendown Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mitcham Garden Village (£2.0m), Donnington House Care Home Limited (£2.0m) and Michael Yoakley's Charity (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, investments 3.7% and donations and legacies 3.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £3.0m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.