The Plastow Family Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Plastow Family Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in February 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Plastow Family Charitable Trust reported income of £565k and spending of £524k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £5,995 to £565k (+9327%), an average of +212% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 2769%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 Plastow Family Charitable Trust sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Sussex Wras Ltd (£565k), Haemochromatosis UK (£565k) and MC Fund (£565k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 2.3%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £512k. Reserves of £15k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.