The Sampimon Trust
Analysis
The Sampimon Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in February 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, 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 December 2025, The Sampimon Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £14k, spending 118% of what it took in. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Sampimon Trust sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Trysil Charitable Trust (£12k), Zongo Development Charity (£12k) and Allotment for Recreation (£12k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To relieve elderly people living in The West Country who are in need by providing items, services or facilities calculated to relieve these needsTo advance the education of pupils in The West Country by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities not required to to be provided by the local education authorities
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Trysil Charitable Trust | MC 98000 | £12k |
| Zongo Development Charity | Dudley | £12k |
| Allotment for Recreation | Ceredigion | £12k |
| Provincial Grand Lodge of Lincolnshire Freemasons Benevolent Fund | North East Lincolnshire | £12k |