The Phillips and Rubens Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Phillips and Rubens Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Phillips and Rubens Charitable Trust reported income of £475k and spending of £447k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £427k to £475k (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Phillips and Rubens Charitable Trust sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Life Community Church ( Spilsby ) (£475k), Lifecraft (£475k) and The Bungalow Partnership (£475k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The trustees receive applications for donations from a wide variety of charitable institutions including those engaged in medical and ancillary services (including medical research), education, helping the disabled and old aged, relieving poverty, providing sheltered accommodation, developing the arts etc. In the year the trustees made donations of ?233,379 to a wide variety of charities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| New Life Community Church ( Spilsby ) | Spilsby | £475k |
| Lifecraft | Cambridge | £475k |
| The Bungalow Partnership | Cleveland | £475k |
| The Pakhar Foundation | Sherborne | £475k |