The Farmington Trust Limited

Analysis

The Farmington Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in November 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00819630). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Farmington Trust Limited reported income of £885k and spending of £1.2m, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £518k to £885k (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Farmington Trust Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fadak Media (£883k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Martin, Liskeard (£887k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist, Harborne (£882k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 69% and donations and legacies 31%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 11%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.0m. Reserves of £28.4m would cover about 282 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.

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