The Pensions Archive Trust

Analysis

The Pensions Archive Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Albans. It was registered in February 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05537793). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Pensions Archive Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £3,154, leaving 75% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £8,380 to £12k (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 169%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Pensions Archive Trust sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keswick Choral Society (£12k), Nadeswara Old Students Trust (£12k) and The Queen Anne's Society Scholarship Fund (£12k).