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Dr Daniel Williams (Commonly Known As Dr Williams's Trust)

RegisteredRegistered charity number 214926LondonEducation and training
Income£607k2025-09-30
Spending£318ksame year
Spent / received13%5-year average
Size in its cause92nd pctEducation and training
Registered1963Other
Employees2latest return

Analysis

Dr Daniel Williams (Commonly Known As Dr Williams's Trust) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Dr Daniel Williams (Commonly Known As Dr Williams's Trust) reported income of £607k and spending of £318k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £300k to £607k (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 5627%. Over the whole period it spent 13% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Dr Daniel Williams (Commonly Known As Dr Williams's 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 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Research Data Alliance Foundation (£604k), Lamesley Childcare (£607k) and The Froebel Trust (£604k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 99%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,252. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 19%. It employed 2 people.

Income and spending

£0£3.1m£6.2m£9.3m£12.4m2021 Income: £299,7562021 Spending: £349,69720212022 Income: £271,3192022 Spending: £397,23920222023 Income: £217,2482023 Spending: £496,91020232024 Income: £12,442,0152024 Spending: £298,91620242025 Income: £606,8212025 Spending: £317,7722025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Legacies 0.9%
  • Charitable activities 0.6%
  • Investments 99%

In the charity's own words

To support Dr Williams's Library and to maintain an educated Protestant Dissenting Ministry in England and Wales.

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Research Data Alliance FoundationOxfordshire£604k
Lamesley ChildcareGateshead£607k
The Froebel TrustLondon£604k
Qegs Blackburn Academy Nursery LimitedBlackburn£607k