The Pewterers' Seahorse Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Pewterers' Seahorse Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 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 September 2025, The Pewterers' Seahorse Charitable Trust reported income of £111k and spending of £121k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £91k to £111k (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 214%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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 Pewterers' Seahorse Charitable Trust sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coniston Mountain Rescue Team (£111k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul's Stockingford (£111k) and Heart Wood (£111k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The original purpose of the Trust was to establish homes for the Elderly.However, the Trust Deed gives the Trustees wide discretion to use its funds for charitable purposes. During the year the Trust has made contributions to a number of organisations principally towards education, work with disadvantaged young people and other charitable activities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Coniston Mountain Rescue Team | Coniston | £111k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul's Stockingford | Nuneaton | £111k |
| Heart Wood | Hexham | £111k |
| Christ Paradise Church Trust | London | £111k |