Thomas Ryder Wilton Bequest
Analysis
Thomas Ryder Wilton Bequest is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in June 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 August 2025, Thomas Ryder Wilton Bequest reported income of £25k and spending of £46k, spending 189% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £29k to £25k (-15%), an average of -4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 162% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Thomas Ryder Wilton Bequest sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Ashley School (£25k), 1st Haslemere Scout Group (£25k) and Ist Southampton (Aldermoor) Scouts Group (£25k).
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
Promoting or furthering the education of or affording educational benefit to male or female persons who are being educated at either Liverpool College or Liverpool College Independent School Trust (LCIST) or who having been educated by Liverpool College or LCIST are registered students as under-graduates or post-graduates of the University of Cambridge or the University of Oxford.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Ashley School | Walton-On-Thames | £25k |
| 1st Haslemere Scout Group | Surrey | £25k |
| Ist Southampton (Aldermoor) Scouts Group | Southampton | £25k |
| Philosophical Society of England | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £25k |