The Philip Reckitt Educational Trust Fund
Analysis
The Philip Reckitt Educational Trust Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Huntington. It was registered in October 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Philip Reckitt Educational Trust Fund reported income of £27k and spending of £56k, spending 203% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £36k to £27k (-24%), an average of -6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 165% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Philip Reckitt Educational Trust Fund sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rosebery School Parent Staff Association (£27k), West's Educational (£27k) and The Neville Brown Foundation for the Education of the Underachieving Dyslexic (£27k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The primary activity of the charity is the provision of grants to individuals and groups of individuals towards the costs of travel, residence and attendances at conferences, lectures and educational courses.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Rosebery School Parent Staff Association | Surrey | £27k |
| West's Educational | Leighton Buzzard | £27k |
| The Neville Brown Foundation for the Education of the Underachieving Dyslexic | Lichfield | £27k |
| Friends of Beecroft Garden Primary School | London | £27k |