The Pell Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Pell Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in April 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending January 2026, The Pell Charitable Trust reported income of £249k and spending of £228k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £10k to £249k (+2272%), an average of +121% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 1567%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Pell Charitable Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Exemplar Trust (£248k), Northumberland Masonic Charity Association (£249k) and Northamptonshire Rights and Equality Council (£246k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The objects of the Trust are to further such objects or purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales in any part of the world and in such manner as the Trustees may in their absolute discretion think fit
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Exemplar Trust | London | £248k |
| Northumberland Masonic Charity Association | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £249k |
| Northamptonshire Rights and Equality Council | Northampton | £246k |
| Woodhaven Trust | East Sussex | £249k |