The Davidge Usher Trust

Analysis

The Davidge Usher Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in May 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Davidge Usher Trust reported income of £537k and spending of £296k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £432k to £537k (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Davidge Usher Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sultans Fund (£514k), The Grimsby Pastures for the Benefit of the Enrolled Freemen of Grimsby (£538k) and Tendring Hundred Farmers' Club (£505k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 99%. Charitable activities took 36% of spending and raising funds 54%. Grants to other organisations totalled £84k. Reserves of £36.7m would cover about 1335 months of spending at that rate.