Douglas Compton James Charitable Trust

Analysis

Douglas Compton James Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northants. It was registered in March 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Douglas Compton James Charitable Trust reported income of £197k and spending of £195k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £112k to £197k (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 128% 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, Douglas Compton James Charitable Trust sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crowborough Community Association (£197k), The Roy Fletcher Centre (£198k) and The Task Force Trust (£197k).