The Pearn Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Pearn Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in June 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2026, The Pearn Charitable Trust reported income of £87k and spending of £54k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £60k to £87k (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Pearn Charitable Trust sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ishada Charitable Trust (£87k), Alnoor Education Foundation Limited (£87k) and Madinatun Noor (£87k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The objects of the charity, as amended on 15 June 2004, are the provision of care for persons in need, mainly in the inner Plymouth area, and the trustees may relieve those eligible for assistance by making direct grants or providing goods and services and by making grants to other persons or bodies who provide such assistance.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Ishada Charitable Trust | Manchester | £87k |
| Alnoor Education Foundation Limited | West Midlands | £87k |
| Madinatun Noor | Essex | £87k |
| The Feltmakers Charitable Foundation | Wiltshire | £87k |