The Gurney Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Gurney Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in May 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Gurney Charitable Trust reported income of £74k and spending of £44k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £44k to £74k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 604%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Gurney Charitable Trust sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Divine Arrow of Deliverance Evangelistic Ministries (Diadem) (£74k), Peterson's Fund for Children (£74k) and Yad Eliezer Trust (£74k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity provides public benefit by making donations to charitable institutions or charitable organisations selected by the trustees mainly in Sussex, Gloucestershire, Buckinghamshire and the northern area of the Lake District.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Divine Arrow of Deliverance Evangelistic Ministries (Diadem) | London | £74k |
| Peterson's Fund for Children | Walton-on-Thames | £74k |
| Yad Eliezer Trust | London | £74k |
| The Association for Post-Natal Illness | London | £74k |