The Penny Trust

Analysis

The Penny Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Albans. It was registered in June 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Penny Trust reported income of £98k and spending of £96k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £46k to £98k (+113%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Penny Trust sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint George the Martyr, Waterlooville (£98k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Becontree (£98k) and Potters House Christian Fellowship UK Newcastle Church (£98k).