The Purchas Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Purchas Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Albans. It was registered in January 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Purchas Charitable Trust reported income of £10k and spending of £60, leaving 99% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £109 to £10k (+9508%), an average of +213% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 2512%. Over the whole period it spent 14% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Purchas Charitable Trust sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parkgate Spiritualist Church (£10k), Bideford Spiritualist Church (£10k) and The Harsnett Choir (£10k).