The Gigglemug Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Gigglemug Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in October 2018, 8 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 June 2026, The Gigglemug Charitable Trust reported income of £15k and spending of £12k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2026, income fell from £57k to £15k (-74%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, The Gigglemug Charitable Trust sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chideock Village Hall (£15k), The Esther Hennell Charitable Trust (£15k) and Lothersdale Parish Trust (£15k).