The Josephine Butler Educational Trust

Analysis

The Josephine Butler Educational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Josephine Butler Educational Trust reported income of £20k and spending of £5,083, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £11k to £20k (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 142%. Over the whole period it spent 32% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Josephine Butler Educational Trust sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hawkedon Primary School Association (£20k), Team Orange Parents (£20k) and Saxon Shore(Herne Bay & Whitstable)u3a (£20k).