The Rayne Trust

Analysis

The Rayne Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00607648). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Rayne Trust reported income of £839k and spending of £2.2m, spending 263% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £676k to £839k (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 186% 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 Rayne Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bhim Ruia Foundation (£836k), Johansson Family Foundation Limited (£843k) and The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Charitable Fund (£835k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.8m. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.