The Cornerstone Trust

Analysis

The Cornerstone Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Workington. It was registered in January 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Cornerstone Trust reported income of £34k and spending of £33k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £42k to £34k (-19%), an average of -5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Cornerstone Trust sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wray Chapel (£34k), The Brotherhood Community Hall (£34k) and John Atherton Charitable Trust (£34k).