The Gould Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Gould Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Gould Charitable Trust reported income of £30k and spending of £97k, spending 326% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £28k to £30k (+5.1%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 237% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Gould Charitable Trust sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Fair Oak (8th Eastleigh) Scout Group (£30k), The Friends of Turnfurlong Junior School (£30k) and The Guide Association Eastbourne Division (£30k).

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.