The Arthur James Paterson Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Arthur James Paterson Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Arthur James Paterson Charitable Trust reported income of £62k and spending of £105k, spending 168% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £47k to £62k (+32%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 146% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Arthur James Paterson Charitable Trust sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% 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 Lowestoft and Waveney Breastfeeding Support (£62k), The Mildred Trust (£62k) and The Gyde Charity (£62k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.