The Gordon Robinson Memorial Trust

Analysis

The Gordon Robinson Memorial Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in November 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Gordon Robinson Memorial Trust reported income of £1.0m and spending of £109k, leaving 89% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £21k to £1.0m (+4771%), an average of +164% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 3122%. Over the whole period it spent 31% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Gordon Robinson Memorial Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Questors Limited (£1.0m), The Rio Centre (Dalston) Limited (£1.0m) and Bristol Folk House (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.0m. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £103k. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 149 months of spending at that rate.