The Compton's Yard Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Compton's Yard Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Powys. It was registered in July 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, accommodation/housing and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01705357). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Compton's Yard Charitable Trust reported income of £21k and spending of £33k, spending 160% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £36k to £21k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Compton's Yard Charitable Trust sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Imos Foundation (£20k), The Berry Housing Trust (£21k) and Charity of Annie Kew, Otherwise Sherwood House (£20k).

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.