The Lipson Vale Trust

Analysis

The Lipson Vale Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in September 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Lipson Vale Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £2,891, leaving 76% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11k to £12k (+9.1%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 41% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Lipson Vale Trust sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% 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 The Eastbourne Rotary Benevolent Fund (£12k), The Chaffield Shaw Trust (£12k) and Tenterden Parent Teachers Association (Tepta) (£12k).