The GK Trust

Analysis

The GK Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2004, 22 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 05082663). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The GK Trust reported income of £30k and spending of £42k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £33k to £30k (-8.3%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 228%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 GK Trust sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Daimler Green Community Recreation Trust Limited (£30k), Society of Friends of Selsey Medical Centre (£30k) and Downs Syndrome Research Foundation Limited (£30k).