Dina Perelman Trust Limited

Analysis

Dina Perelman Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 13179121). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Dina Perelman Trust Limited reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.1m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.2m (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Dina Perelman Trust Limited sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kingston Churches Action on Homelessness (£1.2m), Direct Help & Advice Ltd. (£1.2m) and Edith Cavell Fund for Nurses (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 81% and donations and legacies 19%. Charitable activities took 67% of spending and raising funds 32%. Grants to other organisations totalled £736k. Reserves of £39k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.