Plymouth Charity Trust

Analysis

Plymouth Charity Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in July 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Plymouth Charity Trust reported income of £558k and spending of £532k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £557k to £558k (+0.0%), an average of +0.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Plymouth Charity Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Near Neighbours (£557k), Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (£558k) and Future Hope (U.k.) (£557k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and investments 5.6%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £34k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.