Peter Birtwistle Trust

Analysis

Peter Birtwistle Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colne. It was registered in May 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Peter Birtwistle Trust reported income of £524k and spending of £450k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £342k to £524k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Peter Birtwistle Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Music of Life Foundation (£524k), Rock Community Hub CIO (£525k) and Jalaram Sadavrat Trust Leicester UK (£524k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, investments 5.6% and trading 3.5%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £657k would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.