The Pinetree Trust

Analysis

The Pinetree Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sutton Coldfield. It was registered in November 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Pinetree Trust reported income of £11k and spending of £6,670, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £7,500 to £11k (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Pinetree 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 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Wilmington Village Club (£11k), Action and Compassion for Tanzania (£11k) and Horsley U3a (£11k).