The Prospects Trust

Analysis

The Prospects Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridgeshire. It was registered in August 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03087221). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Prospects Trust reported income of £979k and spending of £862k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £726k to £979k (+35%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Prospects Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lifechurch Manchester (£979k), Global Rugby Players' Foundation (£979k) and The Hampstead Wells and Campden Trust (£979k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, donations and legacies 7.1% and investments 1.9%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Reserves of £551k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 44 people.