The Gordon Trust

Analysis

The Gordon Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Loughborough. It was registered in July 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Gordon Trust reported income of £11k and spending of £7,930, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £8,330 to £11k (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2026, when income rose by 152%. Over the whole period it spent 317% 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 Gordon Trust sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Byfleet Community Action (£11k), The Coventry and District Charitable Trust (£11k) and The Nottingham Anaesthetic Trust Fund (£11k).