The Parish Trust

Analysis

The Parish Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Caerphilly. It was registered in December 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parish Trust reported income of £565k and spending of £310k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £150k to £565k (+275%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Parish 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 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whipperley Nursery (£565k), ForRefugees (£567k) and Waypoint (£564k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92%, charitable activities 6.7% and trading 1.4%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.0%. Reserves of £30k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.