Starkie Bence Charitable Trust

Analysis

Starkie Bence Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1981, 45 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 organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2024, Starkie Bence Charitable Trust reported income of £28k and spending of £1.0m, spending 3597% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2024, income fell from £33k to £28k (-16%), an average of -5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 358%. Over the whole period it spent 1240% 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, Starkie Bence Charitable Trust sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mehiel Foundation (£28k), The Richard Frankland Charitable Trust (£28k) and The Carriejo Charitable Trust (£28k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.