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Honourable Society of Gray's Inn Trust Fund

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1014798LondonReligion
Income£2.6m2025-12-31
Spending£2.7msame year
Spent / received102%5-year average
Size in its cause98th pctReligion
Registered1992Trust
Employees20latest return

Analysis

Honourable Society of Gray's Inn Trust Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Honourable Society of Gray's Inn Trust Fund reported income of £2.6m and spending of £2.7m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £2.6m (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Honourable Society of Gray's Inn Trust Fund sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Methodist Church in Ellesmere Port (£2.6m), North Church UK (£2.6m) and Shree Kutch Satsang Swaminarayan Temple (Mandir) London (£2.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and charitable activities 2.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £26k. Reserves of £200k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.

Income and spending

£0£672k£1.3m£2.0m£2.7m2021 Income: £2,034,6682021 Spending: £2,220,80220212022 Income: £2,296,3682022 Spending: £2,252,84420222023 Income: £2,399,1632023 Spending: £2,346,12120232024 Income: £2,650,2742024 Spending: £2,687,01720242025 Income: £2,626,1382025 Spending: £2,677,2012025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 97%
  • Charitable activities 2.4%
  • Investments 0.1%

In the charity's own words

The Charity's principal activities are the provision of legal education and the running of a specialist legal library and chapel.

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CharityLocationIncome
The Methodist Church in Ellesmere PortEllesmere Port£2.6m
North Church UKLeeds£2.6m
Shree Kutch Satsang Swaminarayan Temple (Mandir) LondonHarrow£2.6m
Our Daily Bread Ministries TrustCarnforth£2.6m