Platts Charity

Analysis

Platts Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in November 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Platts Charity reported income of £12k and spending of £3,787, leaving 69% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11k to £12k (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 34% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Platts Charity sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Jean and David Hill Charitable Trust (£12k), Bearrem Charitable Trust (£12k) and The Sharples Charitable Trust (£12k).