The Peace Trust

Analysis

The Peace Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in January 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 April 2025, The Peace Trust reported income of £19k and spending of £6,415, leaving 66% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £2,900 to £19k (+541%), an average of +59% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 12738%. Over the whole period it spent 5.3% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Peace Trust sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Liverpool Vineyard Christian Fellowship (£19k), Wrexham and District Relief in Need Charity (£19k) and Pershore Almshouses (£19k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.