The Frank Parkinson Agricultural Trust

Analysis

The Frank Parkinson Agricultural Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thornhill. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Frank Parkinson Agricultural Trust reported income of £90k and spending of £76k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £66k to £90k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Frank Parkinson Agricultural Trust sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Second Chance Akita Rescue UK (£90k), Lincolnshire Beekeepers Association (£90k) and The Dexter Cattle Society (£90k).