Gloucester History Trust

Analysis

Gloucester History Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Gloucester History Trust reported income of £246k and spending of £245k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £123k to £246k (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 215%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, Gloucester History Trust sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wycombe Heritage and Arts Trust (£246k), Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies (£246k) and The English Association (£245k).