The Grierson Trust

Analysis

The Grierson Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in November 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04855173). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Grierson Trust reported income of £686k and spending of £678k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £375k to £686k (+83%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Grierson Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Music for Youth (£686k), The Archives and Records Association (UK and Ireland) (£686k) and Royal Historical Society (£684k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and donations and legacies 4.4%. Charitable activities took 47% of spending and raising funds 49%. Reserves of £326k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.