Poverty relief · Reg 222860
The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund
Charity rating & review
72/100 Clarity Score · 3 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score
Clarity score
Needs improvement
Quick answer
Is The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund a good charity?
The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund scores 72/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£846k total income, 99% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown.
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What does The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund do?
The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund is a registered charity (no. 222860) working in poverty relief across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 99% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 245 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been broadly stable over recent years. CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes.
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In short: THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND scores 72 out of 100 (3 stars). 99% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below.
What is The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund?
The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund has a Clarity Score of 72 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 222860. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Poverty relief. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £846k, with 99% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 245 months of operating costs. 1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation.
Data from Charity Commission register, last updated .
Overall score
72/100
3★ · Needs improvement
Cause spend
99%
3-yr avg · charitable activities
Accountability
93/100
Finance beacon
Income
£846k
Latest year 2025
Reserves
245 mo
Months of running costs
Accounts filing
On time
Charity Commission
£68.0 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 2% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high
How does THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND compare?
Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND scores higher than.
Scores higher than 30% of 2,187 charities in its income band · 72/100 vs 79 peer average (marker).
Scores higher than 29% of 1,502 charities in this cause · 72/100 vs 78 peer average (marker).
How reliable is The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund's data?
- Source
- Charity Commission (England & Wales)
- Accounts year
- 2025
- Filing date
- Profile reviewed
High confidence — complete filing data
Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .
What is The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund's Beacon report?
Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report.
Accountability & Transparency
Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.
93/100
| Metric | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts |
| Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 10 trustees · 15/15 pts |
| Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 70% | 7/10 pts |
Financial Health
Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.
50/100
| Metric | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 0% | 245 months · 0/15 pts |
| Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 10/10 pts · 3-year average |
| Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 100% | 1% · 5/5 pts |
Financial Efficiency
How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.
100/100
| Metric | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 100% | 99% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) |
| Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 1p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) |
Community Support
Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.
0/100
| Metric | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 0% | Not reported · 0/10 pts |
What is The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund's Clarity Score?
72/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars
Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings.
Accountability & Transparency
Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.
93/100
Financial Health
Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.
50/100
Financial Efficiency
How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.
100/100
Community Support
Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.
0/100
How much does The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund raise and spend?
Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings
| Category | Amount | % of spend |
|---|---|---|
| Total income | £846k | — |
| Total expenditure | £1.3m | — |
| Charitable activities | £1.3m | 97% |
| Fundraising | £33k | 3% |
| Governance & admin | £25k | 2% |
Where does the money go?
Latest accounts (2025) · £1.3m spent
- Charitable activities97% · £1.3m
- Fundraising3% · £33k
- Governance2% · £25k
What trust indicators does The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund have?
Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.
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Accounts filed on time
up to date · last filing
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Trustee board size (3–12)
10 trustees on the Charity Commission register
Fundraising Regulator
Status not yet checked
Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice.
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Reg 222860
Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.
View on Charity Commission →Trustees & officers
- Alison Elizabeth Hope Chair · since 2015
- KAREN DRURY since 2016
- Doreen Foster since 2018
- David Loudon since 2020
- James MARSHALL since 2020
- Hindpal Singh Bhui since 2023
- Clio Carpenter since 2023
- Rhia Canady since 2025
- Dr Lauren Rebecca Smith since 2025
- Caitlin Cheong Hang Tao since 2025
How we score charities +
The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically.
Accountability & Transparency
Scored from filings
40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10).
Financial Health
Scored from filings
30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises).
Financial Efficiency
Scored from filings
20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below).
Community Support
Scored from filings
10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio.
Overall score
Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated.
How have The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund's finances changed over five years?
- Income
- Spending
- Cause spend
Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts
What are the key facts about The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund?
- Overall score
- 72/100 (3★)
- Income
- £846k
- Cause spend
- 99% of expenditure
- Reg number
- 222860
- Scope
- UK-wide
- Reserves
- 245 months
- Trustees
- 10
- Accounts year
- 2025
- Filing
- up to date
How does THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND compare, and where else can you look?
Where THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND sits
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.
Is The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund a good charity? +
The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund scores 72 out of 100 (3 stars — Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 99% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.
Is The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund a legitimate charity? +
Yes — The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 222860). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/222860. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact.
What is The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund's charity number? +
The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund's charity number is 222860. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.
What is The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund's charity rating? +
The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund scores 72 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.
Does The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund have reviews and complaints? +
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How much of my donation reaches The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund? +
According to its 2025 regulator filing, 99% of The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.
What are The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund's overheads? +
According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 3% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 2% of total expenditure at The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register.
How much income does The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund receive? +
The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund reported £846k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable.
Are The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund's accounts up to date? +
Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.
Where is The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund based? +
The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund is listed at Brighton · UK-wide · BN1 3PB and operates UK-wide, focused on poverty relief.
How does CharityCompare score The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund? +
We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.
How often is this page updated? +
This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.