Poundbury Community Trust

Analysis

Poundbury Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wareham. It was registered in January 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Poundbury Community Trust reported income of £40k and spending of £26k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £31k to £40k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Poundbury Community Trust sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Farnham Common Village Hall (£40k), Marginal (£40k) and Lechlade & District Lions Club (£40k).