Pilton House Trust

Analysis

Pilton House Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in October 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 08582100). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Pilton House Trust reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.6m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.9m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Pilton House Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Just Homes Charity (£1.9m), St George's Community Children's Project Limited (£1.9m) and The Bond Board Limited (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 73% and donations and legacies 26%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £500k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £437k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 48 people.