The Charles Davis Trust

Analysis

The Charles Davis Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in March 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and 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 March 2026, The Charles Davis Trust reported income of £25k and spending of £10k, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £7,063 to £25k (+250%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 358%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Charles Davis Trust sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Easthorpe Common Lands Foundation (£25k), Redemption Church (£25k) and Brenchley School and Cottages Trust (£25k).