Norman Walker Trust

Analysis

Norman Walker Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in May 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 individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Norman Walker Trust reported income of £31k and spending of £18k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £38k to £31k (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 149% 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, Norman Walker Trust sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% 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 Pothohar Association U.k. (£31k), Rotary Club of the Vale of Belvoir Trust Fund (£31k) and Whippingham Community Association (£31k).