Dame Violet Wills Will Trust

Analysis

Dame Violet Wills Will Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in April 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Dame Violet Wills Will Trust reported income of £135k and spending of £121k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £104k to £135k (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Dame Violet Wills Will Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Relationships Derby (£135k), Catenian Association Bursary Fund Limited (£136k) and The Mutley Foundation (£134k).