Westmark Trust

Analysis

Westmark Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lymington. It was registered in May 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Westmark Trust reported income of £41k and spending of £46k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £119k to £41k (-66%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Westmark Trust sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Goan Welfare Society UK (£41k), Castle Education Trust Limited (£41k) and Gift of a Wedding (£41k).