Vokes Old Peoples Welfare Trust Known Locally As the Vokes Trust
Analysis
Vokes Old Peoples Welfare Trust Known Locally As the Vokes Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in January 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Vokes Old Peoples Welfare Trust Known Locally As the Vokes Trust reported income of £43k and spending of £55k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £52k to £43k (-16%), an average of -4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 125% of the income it received.
Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Vokes Old Peoples Welfare Trust Known Locally As the Vokes Trust sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Woodstock Family Charitable Foundation (£43k), Village Hall (£44k) and Geoffrey Owen Deceased Charitable Trust (£43k).
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
Provide support for the elderly people of Alton in Hampshire. Specifically running a lunch club
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Woodstock Family Charitable Foundation | Berkhamsted | £43k |
| Village Hall | Gloucestershire | £44k |
| Geoffrey Owen Deceased Charitable Trust | Bristol | £43k |
| Stewartby Village Hall | Bedford | £44k |