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William Frank Pinn Charitable Trust

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 287772WhiteleyGrant-making and general purposes
Income£488k2025-06-18
Spending£516ksame year
Spent / received113%5-year average
Size in its cause92nd pctGrant-making and general purposes
Registered1983Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

William Frank Pinn Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Whiteley. It was registered in September 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending June 2025, William Frank Pinn Charitable Trust reported income of £488k and spending of £516k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £298k to £488k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 113% 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, William Frank Pinn Charitable Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age UK Dorchester Ltd (£488k), The Shears Foundation (£489k) and The Kasner Charitable Trust (£487k).

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

£0£129k£258k£387k£516k2021 Income: £297,5572021 Spending: £265,31820212022 Income: £274,3462022 Spending: £398,17220222023 Income: £360,5552023 Spending: £398,87420232024 Income: £382,8342024 Spending: £458,65020242025 Income: £488,1582025 Spending: £516,1392025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The Charity applies the income from the trust fund for the benefit of those of state pensionable age in the Borough of Gravesham. A Board of Managers decides who should receive the distribution of funds from the charity. They invite applications form the general public and assess whether those individuals meet the relevant criteria for such a donation to be made.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Age UK Dorchester LtdDorchester£488k
The Shears FoundationNewcastle Upon Tyne£489k
The Kasner Charitable TrustLondon£487k
The T.k. Maxx and Homesense FoundationHertfordshire£490k