The Barbara Price Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Barbara Price Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in January 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, environment/conservation/heritage and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Barbara Price Charitable Trust reported income of £22k and spending of £39k, spending 177% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £15k to £22k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 265% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Barbara Price Charitable Trust sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Inspirational Women (£22k), North Drift Foundation (£22k) and SVJC Trust (£22k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity awards grants with an emphasis on the promotion of research into kidney disease and arthritis/rheumatism; research into the prevention of still-birth and neonatal death; the relief of suffering due to cancer through the provision or nursing and practical assistance; the provision of assistance to the frail/elderly and infirm and preservation of woodland in the UK.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Inspirational Women | Manchester | £22k |
| North Drift Foundation | London | £22k |
| SVJC Trust | Gateshead | £22k |
| Alverstoke Women's Institute | Hampshire | £22k |