E S G Robinson Charitable Trust
Analysis
E S G Robinson Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2026, E S G Robinson Charitable Trust reported income of £68k and spending of £57k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £66k to £68k (+3.2%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, E S G Robinson Charitable Trust sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Institute (£68k), St Helens U3a (£68k) and Town and District Transport Trust (£68k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Trustees apply the charity's funds in the fields of numismatics, culture and the arts, the environment and sustainability. Donations are made primarily to other registered charities. Unsolicited applications are not requested, as the Trustees make donations to charities whose work they have come across through their own research.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Institute | Colchester | £68k |
| St Helens U3a | Merseyside | £68k |
| Town and District Transport Trust | Lancashire | £68k |
| Empower4success (E4s) | London | £68k |