The William Price Charitable Trust

Analysis

The William Price Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in May 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The William Price Charitable Trust reported income of £231k and spending of £376k, spending 163% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £171k to £231k (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 144% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The William Price Charitable Trust sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manor Drive Torah Keren Limited (£231k), Melton and District Money Advice Centre (£231k) and The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust (£231k).

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.