The Dominic Barker Trust

Analysis

The Dominic Barker Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in July 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Dominic Barker Trust reported income of £32k and spending of £32k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £42k to £32k (-23%), an average of -6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Dominic Barker Trust sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Akaya Foundation (£32k), St Martin's Island Hall & Reading Room, Isles of Scilly (£32k) and 1st Winnersh Scout Group (£32k).

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.