The Gladys Jones Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Gladys Jones Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending January 2026, The Gladys Jones Charitable Trust reported income of £19k and spending of £21k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £6,081 to £19k (+213%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 169%. Over the whole period it spent 121% 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 Gladys Jones Charitable Trust sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Rayden Charitable Trust (£19k), Barlaston Village Hall (£19k) and Hanley Swan Village Memorial Hall (£19k).