Dr Johnson's Birthplace Trust

Analysis

Dr Johnson's Birthplace Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Staffordshire. It was registered in April 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Dr Johnson's Birthplace Trust reported income of £18k and spending of £18k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £13k to £18k (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Dr Johnson's Birthplace Trust sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% 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 Leyland Society Ltd (£18k), Cambridge Wind Band (£18k) and The Philip Larkin Society (£18k).