THE PDC TRUST

Registered charity 266255 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust shall pay or apply the whole or any parts of the trust fund and income thereof in their absolute discretion unto legally charitable institutions, whether or not they are situated in the UK.

Objects

TO APPLY THE INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND AND SUCH PARTS OF THE CAPITAL FOR OR TOWARDS SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES RECOGNISED BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME SELECT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£27k

Latest spending

£37k

Registered

1975

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £1,057,147, supported by a portfolio of listed investments valued at £953,066. The trustees report that the trust maintains a large fund which should support it for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue. Although the charity expended more than its incoming resources during the year, it realized significant gains on investments to maintain its net asset position.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income (100% of income)

“Investment income 2 27,207 27,858” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

JOHN CHARLES RUDOLPH PARAVICINI
NICOLAS VINCENT SOMERSET PARAVICINI

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£27k	£37k
31/12/2024	£28k	£30k
31/12/2023	£28k	£24k
31/12/2022	£27k	£27k
31/12/2021	£28k	£26k

Common questions

Is THE PDC TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £1,057,147, supported by a portfolio of listed investments valued at £953,066. The trustees report that the trust maintains a large fund which should support it for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue. Although the charity expended more than its incoming resources during the year, it realized significant gains on investments to maintain its net asset position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST.

CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST income £539k
THE P T C TRUST income £55k
THE P A R CHARITABLE TRUST income £75k
THE DISCHMA CHARITABLE TRUST income £77k
GRAFF FOUNDATION income £1.4m
JUNE MARGARET PAVYER WILL TRUST income £204k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PDC TRUST	£27k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£539k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE P T C TRUST FY2025	£55k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE P A R CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£75k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE DISCHMA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£77k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GRAFF FOUNDATION FY2025	£1.4m	—	0	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.