The Rutland Trust

Analysis

The Rutland Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oakham. It was registered in February 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Rutland Trust reported income of £21k and spending of £23k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £19k to £21k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Rutland Trust sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Personal Bridge (£21k), Woolton Charitable Trust (£21k) and Eyes for East Africa (UK) (£21k).