Greyfriars Trust

Analysis

Greyfriars Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in May 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Greyfriars Trust reported income of £15k and spending of £9,227, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £11k to £15k (+34%), an average of +7.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Greyfriars 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 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Christian Association (£15k), The Honourable Fraternity of Ancient Freemasons Charity (£15k) and Elsie's Moon (£15k).