The Alan Robert Laken Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Alan Robert Laken Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in August 2014, 12 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 April 2025, The Alan Robert Laken Charitable Trust reported income of £18k and spending of £55k, spending 307% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £13k to £18k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 1336%. Over the whole period it spent 55% 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, The Alan Robert Laken Charitable Trust sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The John Cumber Charity (£18k), The Ardgowan Charitable Trust (£18k) and The Baxendell Charitable Trust (£18k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The trust fund and its income is to be applied at the discretion of the trustees, for the purpose of making grants for charitable purposes to such charities as the trustees in their absolute discretion decide within the objects of the Charity.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The John Cumber Charity | Oxfordshire | £18k |
| The Ardgowan Charitable Trust | Bristol | £18k |
| The Baxendell Charitable Trust | London | £18k |
| Divine Power Ministries | Manchester | £18k |