The Woodley Pilot Light Trust

Analysis

The Woodley Pilot Light Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in July 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03300176). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2026, The Woodley Pilot Light Trust reported income of £55k and spending of £33k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2026, income grew from £39k to £55k (+42%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Woodley Pilot Light Trust sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Liverpool Marine Engineers' and Naval Architects' Guild (£55k), Encouragement Through the Arts and Talking (£55k) and Park Community Action (£55k).