The Richard Kirkman Trust

Analysis

The Richard Kirkman Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in November 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 Richard Kirkman Trust reported income of £116k and spending of £116k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £79k to £116k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Richard Kirkman Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Warrant Holders' Charity (£116k), Mark Evison Foundation (£116k) and Ilkley & District Good Neighbours Community Transport (£116k).