The Charnwood Trust

Analysis

The Charnwood Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stockport. It was registered in August 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Charnwood Trust reported income of £961k and spending of £979k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £867k to £961k (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Charnwood Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Herts Ability Limited (£961k), Yeovil Community Church (£962k) and Heel and Toe Ltd (£961k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, donations and legacies 5.7% and trading 1.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £95k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 50 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.