Jill and Norman Franklin Trust
Analysis
Jill and Norman Franklin Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2026, Jill and Norman Franklin Trust reported income of £274k and spending of £372k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £87k to £274k (+215%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 673%. Over the whole period it spent 157% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Jill and Norman Franklin Trust sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Next Steps Mental Health Resource Centre (£274k), Age UK East Grinstead & District (£274k) and Mother to Mother Limited (£274k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Grants to organisations working with refugees and asylum seekers, people with mental health or learning disabilities, desistance from crime, domestic violence. Grants are given to organisations working in NE England and Central Scotland. A small number of grants are given for restoration of architecturally important churches. Refer to our website for current application policies.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Next Steps Mental Health Resource Centre | Malton | £274k |
| Age UK East Grinstead & District | West Sussex | £274k |
| Mother to Mother Limited | Middlesex | £274k |
| Gateshead Older People's Assembly | Tyne and Wear | £274k |