The James Gibson Charitable Trust

Analysis

The James Gibson Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in March 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The James Gibson Charitable Trust reported income of £45k and spending of £114k, spending 255% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £41k to £45k (+9.3%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 895%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The James Gibson Charitable Trust sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westonzoyland Engine Trust (£45k), Climate Action Ilkley (£45k) and Mevagissey Harbour Aquarium (£44k).