Gess Charitable Trust
Analysis
Gess Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Romsey. It was registered in May 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Gess Charitable Trust reported income of £31k and spending of £24k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £20k to £31k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Gess Charitable Trust sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Planet Earth Games Trust (£31k), Gems Charity (£31k) and Kendall & Wall Charitable Trust (£31k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To apply the charity's income for the benefit of exclusively charitable purposes, and to make donations to charitable institutions, at the discretion of the trustees.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Planet Earth Games Trust | London | £31k |
| Gems Charity | Leicester | £31k |
| Kendall & Wall Charitable Trust | Staffordshire | £31k |
| Age Concern Mansfield | Mansfield | £31k |