Charles Prest's Charitable Trust

Analysis

Charles Prest's Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Isle Of Wight. It was registered in June 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Charles Prest's Charitable Trust reported income of £41k and spending of £38k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £2,056 to £41k (+1874%), an average of +111% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 1637%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Charles Prest's Charitable Trust sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Red Socks Charitable Trust (£41k), The Yarcombe Jubilee Hall (£41k) and Devon Mark Charity Association (£41k).