The Josephine Butler Memorial Trust

Analysis

The Josephine Butler Memorial Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Josephine Butler Memorial Trust reported income of £25k and spending of £16k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £16k to £25k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Josephine Butler Memorial 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 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Fossey Charitable Trust (£25k), Worcester Diocesan Sites and Buildings Fund (£25k) and Quatford Church Lands Charity (£25k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.