The Kippin Trust

Analysis

The Kippin Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wallington. It was registered in June 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Kippin Trust reported income of £30k and spending of £15k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £24k to £30k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Kippin Trust sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rising Stars Theatre Company (£30k), The Faissola Foundation (£30k) and The Ampthill Feoffee Almshouse Charity (£30k).