Paradigm Norton Trust

Analysis

Paradigm Norton Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in November 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05875654). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Paradigm Norton Trust reported income of £61k and spending of £58k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £25k to £61k (+143%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 181%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Paradigm Norton Trust sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Radley Lakes Trust (£61k), All Cycle Bath & West (£61k) and Shahnam Charity (£61k).