The Atwood Trust

Analysis

The Atwood Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in November 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Atwood Trust reported income of £30k and spending of £3,464, leaving 88% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £16 to £30k (+185131%), an average of +556% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 11522%. Over the whole period it spent 20% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Atwood 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 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Churches Together in Lancashire (£30k), Educate Peru (£30k) and Oldham Chapel (£30k).