Powells' Trust

Analysis

Powells' Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in December 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 makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Powells' Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £4,296, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £9,683 to £12k (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Powells' Trust sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Priory Junior School (£12k), Sandford Village Hall (£12k) and Highweek Village Hall (£12k).