The Poor's Estate

Analysis

The Poor's Estate is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincs. It was registered in November 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Poor's Estate reported income of £21k and spending of £13k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £12k to £21k (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 166%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Poor's Estate sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bright Sparks Trust (£21k), Windhill21 School Association (£21k) and Chilton School PTA - Oxfordshire (£21k).