Apcar Trust
Analysis
Apcar Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Apcar Trust reported income of £11k and spending of £13k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £10k to £11k (+7.2%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 188% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Apcar Trust sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rochester Cathedral Old Choristers' Association (£11k), The Kuanzia Trust (£11k) and Shree Mandhata Youth Community Association East London and Essex (£11k).
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
Annual distributions made to the Catholicos Fund and to the Araratian Diocese in Armenia for the relief of widows and orphans. In addition, the trustees may use their discretion to provide occasional funding for other Armenian organisations that fall within its objectives.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Rochester Cathedral Old Choristers' Association | London | £11k |
| The Kuanzia Trust | Cambridge | £11k |
| Shree Mandhata Youth Community Association East London and Essex | Essex | £11k |
| Representative Council of North East Jewry | Tyne and Wear | £11k |