The Princess Royal Trust for Carers in Hampshire

Analysis

The Princess Royal Trust for Carers in Hampshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Andover. It was registered in September 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02955846). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers in Hampshire reported income of £1.5m and spending of £922k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £479k to £1.5m (+203%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 186%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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 Princess Royal Trust for Carers in Hampshire sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Edge Hill Students' Union Limited (£1.4m), The 3 TS Charitable Trust (£1.5m) and Rosa Fund (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88% and donations and legacies 11%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £155k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £478k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.