Pharos Trust

Analysis

Pharos Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in January 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Pharos Trust reported income of £50k and spending of £57k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £12k to £50k (+335%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 199%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pharos Trust sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Kingdom Hindu Cultural Association (£50k), Concerts in the West (£50k) and Ludlow Song (£50k).