Sir Robert Speed Charitable Trust
Analysis
Sir Robert Speed Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Sir Robert Speed Charitable Trust reported income of £77k and spending of £75k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £60k to £77k (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Sir Robert Speed Charitable Trust sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Snow Buddies UK (£77k), The Chichester Ship Canal Trust (£77k) and The Sports Field (£77k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The trust is held by the Trustee upon trust to apply the same (at the direction of the Council) either as capital or income for the purpose of providing recreational facilities for the physical education and development of persons who are from time to time Resident Junior Members of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Snow Buddies UK | Nuneaton | £77k |
| The Chichester Ship Canal Trust | West Sussex | £77k |
| The Sports Field | Wedmore | £77k |
| Mercread Youth Centre | Mercread Road | £77k |