The John and Ruth Howard Charitable Trust

Analysis

The John and Ruth Howard Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The John and Ruth Howard Charitable Trust reported income of £65k and spending of £78k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £52k to £65k (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 138% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The John and Ruth Howard Charitable Trust sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Wiltshire County Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs (£65k), Scarborough District Scout Council (£66k) and South Lakeland Action on Climate Change - Towards Transition (£65k).