Cathy Wills Charitable Trust
Analysis
Cathy Wills Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Cathy Wills Charitable Trust reported income of £156k and spending of £147k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to December 2025, income fell from £3.7m to £156k (-96%), an average of -80% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 17% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Cathy Wills Charitable Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ummah Help (£156k), Mrs B L Robinson's Charitable Trust (£157k) and Possuk Limited (£156k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Cathy Wills Charitable Trust is a grant making trust that makes awards to other registered charities engaged in the welfare of the elderly, disabled and children, and to educational and cultural organisations.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Ummah Help | Birmingham | £156k |
| Mrs B L Robinson's Charitable Trust | UK | £157k |
| Possuk Limited | London | £156k |
| City Arts Newbury | Newbury | £157k |