The Radford Educational Trust

Analysis

The Radford Educational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in July 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Radford Educational Trust reported income of £247k and spending of £162k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £36k to £247k (+587%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 262%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Radford Educational Trust sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jbox Ltd (£247k), Humans MCR (£248k) and Emmeline's Pantry (£247k).