The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement
Analysis
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement reported income of £2.4m and spending of £818k, leaving 66% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £348k to £2.4m (+601%), an average of +63% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 2726%. Over the whole period it spent 32% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement 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 Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust (£2.4m), The Trust Foundation (£2.5m) and The Cunmont Charitable Trust (£2.4m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 71% and investments 29%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.7m. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 4.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £711k. Reserves of £28.2m would cover about 380 months of spending at that rate.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Legacies 71%
- Investments 29%
In the charity's own words
The Trustees make donations to registered charities for work in Suffolk and, in exceptional circumstances, for work in Norfolk and Essex. They never make donations to local charities for work outside those three counties. The Trustees sometimes support the work of national charities for national purposes. They support capital projects and may consider applications for help with running expenses.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust | West Sussex | £2.4m |
| The Trust Foundation | Birmingham | £2.5m |
| The Cunmont Charitable Trust | London | £2.4m |
| The Cyril Taylor Charitable Foundation | London | £2.5m |