The Carningli Trust

Analysis

The Carningli Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carmarthen. It was registered in January 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01953474). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Carningli Trust reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.8m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £1.9m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Carningli Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Citizens Advice Doncaster Borough (£1.9m), Age UK York (£1.9m) and The Powell Family Foundation (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.4m would cover about 22 months of spending at that rate. It employed 47 people.