Robert Stephenson's Charities

Analysis

Robert Stephenson's Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kirkby Lonsdale. It was registered in June 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Robert Stephenson's Charities reported income of £167k and spending of £141k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £126k to £167k (+33%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Robert Stephenson's Charities sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Earlsfield Foodbank (£167k), Family Church (£167k) and Emmanuel Coffee Shop (£167k).