Philip Breeze Will Trust

Analysis

Philip Breeze Will Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Philip Breeze Will Trust reported income of £1.9m and spending of £31k, leaving 98% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £480k to £1.9m (+296%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 341%. Over the whole period it spent 28% 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, Philip Breeze Will Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age Concern Solihull (£1.9m), The Roger & Douglas Turner Charitable Trust (£1.9m) and Hastings and St Leonards Foreshore Charitable Trust (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92% and investments 7.5%. Charitable activities took 61% of spending and raising funds 4.2%. Reserves of £4.8m would cover about 1221 months of spending at that rate.