The John Runge Charitable Trust

Analysis

The John Runge Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesex. It was registered in July 1985, 41 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 2026, The John Runge Charitable Trust reported income of £30k and spending of £34k, spending 117% of what it took in. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 John Runge Charitable Trust sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% 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 The Coutts Staff Benevolent Trust (£30k), Golden Charitable Trust (£30k) and Village Hall (£30k).