Berryman Annuity Trust
Analysis
Berryman Annuity Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wells. It was registered in February 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Berryman Annuity Trust reported income of £20k and spending of £22k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £18k to £20k (+6.7%), an average of +1.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Berryman Annuity Trust sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% 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 Sunderland Guild of Help (£20k), The East Africa Charitable Trust (£20k) and The Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames Poors Fund (£20k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The principle objective of the charity is to pay Annuities to unmarried or widowed women baptised of the Church of England. Investments are used to fund current and future annuities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sunderland Guild of Help | Sunderland | £20k |
| The East Africa Charitable Trust | Beaconsfield | £20k |
| The Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames Poors Fund | London | £20k |
| North Nottinghamshire Muslim Welfare Association | Mansfield | £20k |