Ron Dawson Memorial Trust

Analysis

Ron Dawson Memorial Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Grantham. It was registered in August 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Ron Dawson Memorial Trust reported income of £69k and spending of £17k, leaving 76% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £12k to £69k (+459%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 295%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Ron Dawson Memorial Trust sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Flackwell Heath Community Association (£69k), Shoreham Sailing Club (£70k) and The Almscliffe Hall (£69k).