The Pargiter Trust

Analysis

The Pargiter Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Pargiter Trust reported income of £923k and spending of £896k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £748k to £923k (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Pargiter Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The St Barnabas Society (£922k), Morden Islamic Centre (£925k) and Dynamic New Anglian Networks (£922k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 78% and investments 22%. Charitable activities took 62% of spending and raising funds 29%.