Golden Sunset Trust

Analysis

Golden Sunset Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Golden Sunset Trust reported income of £26k and spending of £74k, spending 281% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £25k to £26k (+5.3%), an average of +1.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 235% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Golden Sunset Trust sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mrs Pat Ripley's Charitable Trust (£26k), The United Sikh Association Day Centre for Elderly (£26k) and The Daniel Wilkinson Foundation (£26k).

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.