Runton Dolphin Trust

Analysis

Runton Dolphin Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in July 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Runton Dolphin Trust reported income of £87k and spending of £57k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £65k to £87k (+33%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2026, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Runton Dolphin Trust sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include High Street Chapel Hopton (£87k), Miracle Centre (House of Grace) (£87k) and Christ the King Dominion Place (£87k).