The Paphitis Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Paphitis Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Paphitis Charitable Trust reported income of £172k and spending of £215k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £16k to £172k (+948%), an average of +80% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 740%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Paphitis Charitable Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cranleigh and District Lions Club (CIO) (£172k), Home-Start Southport & Formby (£172k) and The Lord Cockfield Memorial Trust (£171k).

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.