The Paperweight Trust

Analysis

The Paperweight Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07705745). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Paperweight Trust reported income of £499k and spending of £489k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £634k to £499k (-21%), an average of -5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 197%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Paperweight Trust sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Covenant Church (£498k), River Church (£499k) and The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Power Connections (£498k).