VB Charitable Trust

Analysis

VB Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Crediton. It was registered in February 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08399674). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, VB Charitable Trust reported income of £19k and spending of £4,888, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £14k to £19k (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 237% 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, VB Charitable Trust sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Tyneholme Trust (£19k), The Woodrow Family Charitable Trust (£19k) and Elford Village Hall (£19k).