The Privy Purse Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Privy Purse Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1987, 39 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 individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Privy Purse Charitable Trust reported income of £903k and spending of £678k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £178k to £903k (+408%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 378%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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, The Privy Purse Charitable Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bluston Charitable Settlement (£900k), Hilton UK Foundation (£904k) and The Marcus Margulies Charitable Trust (£893k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 86% and investments 14%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 3.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £141k. Reserves of £6.2m would cover about 107 months of spending at that rate.