Canon James Stark Trust

Analysis

Canon James Stark Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northumberland. It was registered in January 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Canon James Stark Trust reported income of £35k and spending of £4,272, leaving 88% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £5,685 to £35k (+512%), an average of +57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 854%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Canon James Stark Trust sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bhamji Charitable Foundation UK (£35k), Ipswich Greyfriars Round Table Charitable Trust Fund (£35k) and The Ty Glyn Davis Trust Limited (£35k).