The Honourable Company of Gloucestershire Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Honourable Company of Gloucestershire Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chepstow. It was registered in June 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending March 2026, The Honourable Company of Gloucestershire Charitable Trust reported income of £44k and spending of £37k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £32k to £44k (+35%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Honourable Company of Gloucestershire 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 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rosemary Almshouse (£44k), Chipping Norton Welfare Charities (£44k) and Highgate Wood School Psa (£44k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The promotion of exclusively charitable purposes which are beneficial to the counties of Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire. This includes the advancement of education and training, arts culture and heritage, health, amateur sport, conservation of historic buildings, relief of poverty, improvement of community relations and social conditions.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Rosemary Almshouse | Colchester | £44k |
| Chipping Norton Welfare Charities | Oxon | £44k |
| Highgate Wood School Psa | London | £44k |
| The Hive Food Bank | London | £44k |