Partio Charitable Trust

Analysis

Partio Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gateshead. It was registered in July 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Partio Charitable Trust reported income of £34k and spending of £5,000, leaving 85% of income unspent that year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 282%. Over the whole period it spent 23% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Partio Charitable Trust sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Asian Friendship Centre (£34k), Shine (£34k) and Chester Parochial Relief in Need Charity (£34k).