The Leo and Betty Gruss Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Leo and Betty Gruss Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in January 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Leo and Betty Gruss Charitable Trust reported income of £57k and spending of £656k, spending 1154% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £9,690 to £57k (+486%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 634%. Over the whole period it spent 1001% 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 Leo and Betty Gruss Charitable Trust sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Love Hope Strength Foundation (£57k), Ettington Community Trust (£57k) and The Black Dog Music Project (£57k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity was formed on 7 November 2007 during the lifetime of Leo and Betty Gruss. Their intention was to bequeath their estate to the charity. Betty Gruss died in 2018, Leo Gruss died in 2020. Probate was granted on the estate of Mr Gruss and the charity is the beneficiary of the residue of the estate. Trustees are working towards funding projects which will meet the charity's objectives.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Love Hope Strength Foundation | Prestatyn | £57k |
| Ettington Community Trust | Stratford-Upon-Avon | £57k |
| The Black Dog Music Project | Norfolk | £57k |
| Empowered People | Todmorden | £57k |