The Glendale Gateway Trust

Analysis

The Glendale Gateway Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northumberland. It was registered in December 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03208721). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Glendale Gateway Trust reported income of £514k and spending of £439k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £285k to £514k (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Glendale Gateway Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Abigail Housing (£511k), Ashley Educational Trust Limited (£517k) and Shire Training Workshops Limited (£510k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 49%, charitable activities 48% and investments 2.7%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £10k. Reserves of £230k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.