The Gerald Kerkut Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Gerald Kerkut Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in October 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Gerald Kerkut Charitable Trust reported income of £32k and spending of £111k, spending 348% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £32k to £32k (-0.3%), an average of -0.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 772% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Gerald Kerkut 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 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Carlton Colville Scout Group (£32k), Friends of Powell's School (£32k) and Sidcot School Education Trust CIO (£32k).

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.