Southampton Row Trust Limited

Analysis

Southampton Row Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Malling. It was registered in January 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03900842). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Southampton Row Trust Limited reported income of £146.8m and spending of £123.7m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £84.0m to £146.8m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Southampton Row Trust Limited 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 Prism the Gift Fund (£91.4m), UK Online Giving Foundation (£166.3m) and NPT Transatlantic Limited (£84.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95% and investments 5.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £11k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £121.7m. Reserves of £3.5m would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.