The Wath Samwaies Trust

Analysis

The Wath Samwaies Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ripon. It was registered in July 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Wath Samwaies Trust reported income of £27k and spending of £18k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £15k to £27k (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Wath Samwaies Trust sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beth Hamidrash Zichron Yechezkel Limited (£27k), Citadel Ministries (£27k) and London Spark (£27k).