Jane Grigson Trust

Analysis

Jane Grigson Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Jane Grigson Trust reported income of £10k and spending of £5,895, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £18k to £10k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 12400%. Over the whole period it spent 33% 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, Jane Grigson Trust sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Andover History and Archaeology Society (£10k), Duns Tew Village Hall (£11k) and Maidenhead Choral Society (£10k).