The Penuel Trust

Analysis

The Penuel Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxon. It was registered in May 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Penuel Trust reported income of £64k and spending of £76k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £69k to £64k (-7.3%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 255% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Penuel Trust sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cheadle & District Foodbank (£64k), Ealing Soup Kitchen (£64k) and Ansar Finance Group Limited (£64k).