Philanthropist

Analysis

Philanthropist is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Crewe. It was registered in August 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Philanthropist reported income of £3.1m and spending of £154k, leaving 95% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income fell from £3.9m to £3.1m (-20%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 2.8% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Philanthropist sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Jubilee Sailing Trust (£3.1m), Enhanceable (£3.1m) and Global Helping Hands (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £6.8m would cover about 499 months of spending at that rate.