The Pamela Matthews Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Pamela Matthews Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and animals, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Pamela Matthews Charitable Trust reported income of £83k and spending of £92k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £79k to £83k (+5.7%), an average of +1.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 733% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Pamela Matthews Charitable Trust sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The High Lane U3a (£83k), J P Foundation (£83k) and Cavalcade of Costume Limited (£83k).

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.