The P.c. West Charitable Trust

Analysis

The P.c. West Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rugby. It was registered in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides other finance, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The P.c. West Charitable Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £14k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4,550 to £12k (+154%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The P.c. West Charitable Trust sits at the 17th percentile: it is larger than about 17% 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 James Thorpe Charity (£12k), Hatfield Broad Oak Non-Ecclesiastical Charities (£12k) and Rashleigh Almshouses (£12k).