The Musk-Burton Family Trust

Analysis

The Musk-Burton Family Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Musk-Burton Family Trust reported income of £160k and spending of £865k, spending 541% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £262k to £160k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 245% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Musk-Burton Family Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Belgrave Pre-School (£160k), Bellinge Community Pre-School (£160k) and Business2schools (£159k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.