Richard and Samuel Banner Trust

Analysis

Richard and Samuel Banner Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in November 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Richard and Samuel Banner Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £13k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £12k to £12k (-0.4%), an average of -0.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Richard and Samuel Banner Trust sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Norfolk Regiment Association Fund (£12k), Pelaw View Community Group (£12k) and GP Gift Limited (£12k).

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.