Prospero World

Analysis

Prospero World is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in October 2015, 11 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 06446039). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Prospero World reported income of £611k and spending of £629k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £149k to £611k (+311%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 568%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, Prospero World sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Aimwell Charitable Trust (£608k), Frazer Trust (£614k) and The Mather Family Charitable Trust (£607k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £550k. Reserves of £87k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate.