The PFC Trust

Analysis

The PFC Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cleveland. It was registered in October 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 individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The PFC Trust reported income of £549k and spending of £734k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2024 to March 2025, income fell from £697k to £549k (-21%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, The PFC Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 The Lewin Trust (£547k), The Dengie Project Trust (£552k) and The Lewis and Teruko Shaw Foundation (£546k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 50% and donations and legacies 49%. Charitable activities took 56% of spending and raising funds 44%. Grants to other organisations totalled £412k. It employed 6 people.