Sir William Paston

Analysis

Sir William Paston is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in November 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Sir William Paston reported income of £11k and spending of £12k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £10k to £11k (+1.8%), an average of +0.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sir William Paston 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 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Graham Leavers Memorial Trust (£11k), The Alice Foundation - Light for Life (£11k) and New Life Community Church (Blackpool) (£11k).