The Providence Trust

Analysis

The Providence Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampton. It was registered in June 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 and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Providence Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £12k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £20k to £16k (-23%), an average of -6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Providence Trust sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Faith in Christ Christian Ministries International (£16k), Wesleyan Reformed Church Fund (£16k) and Margo Trust (£16k).