Norman Garon Trust

Analysis

Norman Garon Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in August 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06291022). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Norman Garon Trust reported income of £3.7m and spending of £3.3m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £3.7m (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Norman Garon Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hipperholme Grammar School Foundation (£3.6m), Aston Students' Union (£3.7m) and Centre4 Limited (£3.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, trading 5.6% and investments 2.4%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 3.3%. It employed 47 people.