Gerard Basset Foundation

Analysis

Gerard Basset Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in January 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Gerard Basset Foundation reported income of £1.1m and spending of £706k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.3m to £1.1m (-15%), an average of -4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Gerard Basset Foundation 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tech She Can (£1.1m), One Plus One Marriage and Partnership Research (£1.1m) and Guildhe Limited (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 98% and donations and legacies 2.0%. Charitable activities took 64% of spending and raising funds 34%. Grants to other organisations totalled £139k. Reserves of £658k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.