John Tripp, or the Blue Coat Charity

Analysis

John Tripp, or the Blue Coat Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barton-upon-Humber. It was registered in November 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 March 2025, John Tripp, or the Blue Coat Charity reported income of £23k and spending of £30k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £19k to £23k (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, John Tripp, or the Blue Coat Charity sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Burgess Hill Youth (£23k), Springaid International Development UK (£23k) and The Imdad Fund (£23k).