Pipal Tree

Analysis

Pipal Tree is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kingsbridge. It was registered in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Pipal Tree reported income of £1.2m and spending of £707k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £372k to £1.2m (+226%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 121%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Pipal Tree sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Southend on Sea Darby and Joan Organisation Limited (£1.2m), Sane (£1.2m) and Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Ltd (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £550k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £597k. Reserves of £45k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.