The Duke of Northumberland's Charity

Analysis

The Duke of Northumberland's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Alnwick. It was registered in March 1980, 46 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 March 2025, The Duke of Northumberland's Charity reported income of £203k and spending of £183k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £201k to £203k (+0.7%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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 Northumberland's Charity sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The PG & NJ Boulton Trust Limited (£202k), Elifar Foundation Limited (£203k) and Michael Guest Charitable Foundation (£202k).