The Plumbers Charity

Analysis

The Plumbers Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Plumbers Charity reported income of £46k and spending of £92k, spending 200% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £39k to £46k (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 191%. Over the whole period it spent 148% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Plumbers Charity sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Queen Elizabeth's Foundation (£46k), Rural Education Network International (£46k) and Lady Monica Cockfield Memorial Trust (£46k).

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.