The Duke of Marlborough's Charitable Settlement

Analysis

The Duke of Marlborough's Charitable Settlement is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Duke of Marlborough's Charitable Settlement reported income of £45k and spending of £70k, spending 154% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £10k to £45k (+344%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 188%. Over the whole period it spent 152% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Duke of Marlborough's Charitable Settlement sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ruth Walker Charitable Trust (£45k), Filleigh Village Hall (£45k) and The Bridgepoint Group Foundation (£45k).