The Sir James Reckitt Charity

Analysis

The Sir James Reckitt Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hull. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Sir James Reckitt Charity reported income of £1.7m and spending of £2.2m, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £1.7m (+2.1%), an average of +0.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 137% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Sir James Reckitt Charity 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sustainable Food Trust (£1.7m), The Vardy Foundation (£1.7m) and Myisrael (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 8.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.9m. It employed 2 people.

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.