The Purim Trust
Analysis
The Purim Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bury St Edmunds. It was registered in April 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. 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 December 2024, The Purim Trust reported income of £191k and spending of £161k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £102k to £191k (+88%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Purim Trust sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Disability Information Bureau (£191k), Active8 (£191k) and Bentilee Volunteers CIO (£191k).
Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The current main activity of the charity is to find sponsors for deprived children in the Philippines to enable them to receive an education, but also providing food, clothing, school transport, medical and dental care so that they are in a physical condition to obtain the maximum benefit from their education.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Disability Information Bureau | Macclesfield | £191k |
| Active8 | Cornwall | £191k |
| Bentilee Volunteers CIO | Stoke-on-Trent | £191k |
| South Lincolnshire Blind Society | Lincolnshire | £191k |