The Margaret Gladys Grimes Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Margaret Gladys Grimes Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Whiteley. It was registered in January 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Margaret Gladys Grimes Charitable Trust reported income of £27k and spending of £15k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to October 2025, income grew from £25k to £27k (+6.2%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Margaret Gladys Grimes Charitable Trust sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Denby Dale District Lions Club (£27k), Christian Enterprise Foundation (£27k) and Ashford Park Primary School Parent and Teachers Association (£27k).