The Dorothy Johnson Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Dorothy Johnson Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in February 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Dorothy Johnson Charitable Trust reported income of £18k and spending of £22k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £15k to £18k (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 146% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Dorothy Johnson Charitable Trust sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal School PTA (£18k), Wolvercote Primary School Parent Teacher Association (£18k) and 2nd Harpenden Scouts (£18k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.