The Ross Warburton Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Ross Warburton Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Clitheroe. It was registered in June 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Ross Warburton Charitable Trust reported income of £2.6m and spending of £156k, leaving 94% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £55k to £2.6m (+4600%), an average of +162% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 4246%. Over the whole period it spent 26% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Ross Warburton Charitable Trust sits at the 99th 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Croda Foundation (£2.5m), The Barry and Peggy High Foundation (£2.6m) and The Gitta Tangye Trust (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 2.2%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 3.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £141k. Reserves of £4.3m would cover about 312 months of spending at that rate.