Lord Phillimore's Charitable Trust
Analysis
Lord Phillimore's Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in May 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Lord Phillimore's Charitable Trust reported income of £24k and spending of £46k, spending 192% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £35k to £24k (-31%), an average of -9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 249% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Lord Phillimore's Charitable Trust sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Irene Newman Charitable Trust (£24k), The Albert Jones Charitable Trust (£24k) and The Jogid Charitable Trust (£24k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
General charitable purposes. Though grants may be made for any purposes, the trustees particularly consider requests for grants in three specific geographic areas. The area local to Shiplake and Dunsden including South Oxfordshire, The Holland Park area of London, The area local to Crichel Downs, Dorset .
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Irene Newman Charitable Trust | Bristol | £24k |
| The Albert Jones Charitable Trust | Essex | £24k |
| The Jogid Charitable Trust | London | £24k |
| The Hedrich Charitable Trust | Woodford Green | £24k |