The Pelegrin Trust

Analysis

The Pelegrin Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ashford. It was registered in July 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 Pelegrin Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £18k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £14k to £16k (+15%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 170% 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 Pelegrin Trust sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Monmouth Charity (£16k), The Malvern Hills Community Foundation (£16k) and Henry Smith Fund - Shere (£16k).

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.