Property Research Trust Limited
Analysis
Property Research Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04044051). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Property Research Trust Limited reported income of £93k and spending of £61k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £178 to £93k (+51924%), an average of +378% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 2081%. Over the whole period it spent 146% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Property Research Trust Limited sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include G.w. Staniforth Charity (£92k), Victoria Cross Trust (£93k) and Litter Watch (£92k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Undertake such exclusively charitable objects or purposes in the United Kingdom or any other part of the world as Trustees in their absolute discretion think fit including but not limited to the advancement of education in any subjects which concern the built and natural environments or the theory of and practice of surveying in any of its aspects, in such ways as the Trustees think fit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| G.w. Staniforth Charity | Thetford | £92k |
| Victoria Cross Trust | South Yorkshire | £93k |
| Litter Watch | Tipton | £92k |
| East of England Apples and Orchards Project | Norfolk | £93k |