Richard and Christine Purchas Charitable Trust

Analysis

Richard and Christine Purchas Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Richard and Christine Purchas Charitable Trust reported income of £41k and spending of £44k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £10k to £41k (+305%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 302%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Richard and Christine Purchas Charitable Trust sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al-Risalah (£41k), Gujarat Samaj Nottingham (£41k) and Birmingham Ladies Barbershop Harmony Club (£41k).

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