The Potel Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Potel Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Potel Charitable Trust reported income of £111k and spending of £83k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £54k to £111k (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Potel Charitable Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Maldon Mud Race Ltd (£110k), New Hedges Village Hall (£111k) and We Are All Making A Difference Charitable Trust (£110k).