Perry Trust Gift Fund
Analysis
Perry Trust Gift Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in June 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Perry Trust Gift Fund reported income of £12k and spending of £13k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £12k to £12k (+1.6%), an average of +0.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Perry Trust Gift Fund sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Discovery of Talents (£12k), The Barnabas Charitable Trust (£12k) and SDR Charitable Trust (£12k).
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
Founded in 1966, the income from the fund is used to make grants to persons of good character in need of financial assistance to maintain a reasonable standard of living. This is intended for people who have very little private means . Grants are made once a year in either May or November, and applicants may apply again in another year if they so wish. Applicants must have lived
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Discovery of Talents | Wolverhampton | £12k |
| The Barnabas Charitable Trust | Oxford | £12k |
| SDR Charitable Trust | Manchester | £12k |
| The Stoneleigh United Charities | Rugby | £12k |