Peter Whittingham Foundation

Analysis

Peter Whittingham Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harpenden. It was registered in March 2021, 5 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, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Peter Whittingham Foundation reported income of £20k and spending of £33k, spending 168% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £11k to £20k (+78%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 772%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Peter Whittingham Foundation sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Eric and Jean Beecham Charitable Trust (£20k), Petersfield Infant School Association (£20k) and St Margaret Clitherow School PTA (£20k).