The Preece Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Preece Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Crediton. It was registered in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Preece Charitable Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £6,847, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £9,020 to £12k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2026, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Preece Charitable Trust sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Inner Wheel Club of Frome Benevolent Fund (£12k), Western Road Memorial Institute (£12k) and Coton Green Women's Club (£12k).