3gs Development Trust

Analysis

3gs Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Merthyr Tydfil. It was registered in October 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03831737). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 3gs Development Trust reported income of £23k and spending of £23k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £131k to £23k (-82%), an average of -35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 167%. Over the whole period it spent 306% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, 3gs Development Trust sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newport and District Schools' Football Association (£23k), The Langton Trust (£24k) and Mission Macedonia (£23k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.