Richard Thornton Foundation

Analysis

Richard Thornton Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Richard Thornton Foundation reported income of £23k and spending of £29k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £7,892 to £23k (+187%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Richard Thornton Foundation sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association of Parents and Friends of Our Lady of Lourdes School (£23k), The Cheetham Hebrew Congregation (£23k) and Bernard Morris Charitable Trust (£23k).