Pioneer People Trust

Analysis

Pioneer People Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leatherhead. It was registered in April 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05069302). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Pioneer People Trust reported income of £194k and spending of £151k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £129k to £194k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Pioneer People Trust sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jame Trust (£194k), Community of Refugees From Vietnam - East London (£194k) and Gemiluth Chesed and Brides Society (£194k).