Angel Welfare and Education Trust

Analysis

Angel Welfare and Education Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in September 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, 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 October 2025, Angel Welfare and Education Trust reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £855k to £1.2m (+45%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Angel Welfare and Education Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Viva Network (£1.2m), Citizens Advice Shropshire (£1.2m) and Walthamstow and Chingford Almshouse Charity (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £152k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate.