Debmar Benevolent Trust Limited

Analysis

Debmar Benevolent Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in August 1981, 45 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 01434722). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Debmar Benevolent Trust Limited reported income of £396k and spending of £440k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £318k to £396k (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Debmar Benevolent Trust Limited sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Speke Garston Minibus Agency (£395k), West Itchen Community Trust Limited (£396k) and The Royal National Theatre Foundation (£394k).