P E Lennard Charitable Will Trust
Analysis
P E Lennard Charitable Will Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in June 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, P E Lennard Charitable Will Trust reported income of £14k and spending of £180k, spending 1284% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £25k to £14k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 598% 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, P E Lennard Charitable Will Trust sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dinton Village Hall (£14k), Helen Allison Allendale Trust (£14k) and Barrie Cooper Charitable Trust (£14k).
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
This is a Charitable Will Trust established by the Will of the late Pamela Elizabeth Lennard who died on 31 May 2001. Over recent years, the Trustees have made grants to charities from the undistributed income. The Trustees have discretion in respect of both capital and income distributions to benefit such charitable institutions or objects as the Trustees shall in their discretion determine.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Dinton Village Hall | Buckinghamshire | £14k |
| Helen Allison Allendale Trust | Northumberland | £14k |
| Barrie Cooper Charitable Trust | Blandford Forum | £14k |
| The Mayor of the Council of the City and County of Swansea's Appeal Fund | West Glamorgan | £14k |