Plymouth Aspirations Trust
Analysis
Plymouth Aspirations Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Plymouth Aspirations Trust reported income of £10k and spending of £12k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4,813 to £10k (+112%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Plymouth Aspirations Trust sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Alma Park Parent Teacher Association (£10k), Parent-Teacher-Friends Association of Axminster County Primary School (£10k) and The Oaks Infant School PTFA (£10k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We assist young people in Plymouth who have been recognised by a supporting organisation as having an aspiration to do higher and greater things, recognising their wider aspiration to include sporting, musical, artistic, vocational or academic.We want to help young people create amazing futures, by providing funding and support programmes that can help them develop their potential.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Alma Park Parent Teacher Association | Manchester | £10k |
| Parent-Teacher-Friends Association of Axminster County Primary School | Axminster | £10k |
| The Oaks Infant School PTFA | Sittingbourne | £10k |
| Walton Primary School PTA | Walton on the Naze | £10k |