Mothecombe Preservation Trust

Analysis

Mothecombe Preservation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in November 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Mothecombe Preservation Trust reported income of £159k and spending of £175k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £112k to £159k (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Mothecombe Preservation Trust sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Joseph Crossley's Almshouses (£158k), The Honywood and Douglas Charity (£160k) and The Guhyaloka Trust (£157k).