The Marquis of Stafford Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Marquis of Stafford Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in April 1986, 40 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 2025, The Marquis of Stafford Charitable Trust reported income of £109k and spending of £7,525, leaving 93% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £2,007 to £109k (+5350%), an average of +172% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 12432%. Over the whole period it spent 7.4% 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 Marquis of Stafford 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 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The CMF Charitable Trust (£109k), Stamshaw and Tipner Leisure Centre Association (£109k) and The Grangewell Charitable Trust (£109k).