The Eric Wright Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Eric Wright Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bamber Bridge. It was registered in May 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Eric Wright Charitable Trust reported income of £314.8m and spending of £307.8m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £176.8m to £314.8m (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Eric Wright Charitable Trust sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Shaw Trust Limited (£291.1m), Barnardo's (£340.3m) and Royal Mencap Society (£247.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 100%. Charitable activities took 1.2% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.9m. Reserves of £6.2m would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.