The Gold Standard Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Gold Standard Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06818920). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending August 2025, The Gold Standard Charitable Trust reported income of £833k and spending of £981k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £725k to £833k (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 120% 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 Gold Standard Charitable Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brantwood (John Ruskin Memorial Trust) (£832k), Shropshire and West Midlands Agricultural Society (£833k) and Trigger Productions Ltd (£831k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £743k. It employed 4 people.
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
- Donations 100%
In the charity's own words
The Charity provides financial assistance: to eligible individuals of any age, who would not otherwise have the means to do so, to facilitate their participation in amateur sport, education, environmental protection or improvement and the Arts; by way of funding for full or part time education or tutoring at primary, secondary or tertiary level, or by the provision of other resources or equipment.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Brantwood (John Ruskin Memorial Trust) | Coniston | £832k |
| Shropshire and West Midlands Agricultural Society | Shrewsbury | £833k |
| Trigger Productions Ltd | North Somerset | £831k |
| Tara Arts Group | London | £834k |