Grateful Society
Analysis
Grateful Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in January 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides other finance.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Grateful Society reported income of £277k and spending of £159k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £119k to £277k (+132%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Grateful Society sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sydney Brenner Charitable Trust (£277k), Children Today Charitable Trust (£278k) and Jsense (£277k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
Prime purpose of Society is the relief of financial hardship, sickness and ill health amongst elderly people in Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire and also the advancement of health, the relief of poverty and the advancement of education in this area
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Sydney Brenner Charitable Trust | London | £277k |
| Children Today Charitable Trust | Ellesmere Port | £278k |
| Jsense | Salford | £277k |
| St Francis at the Engine Room | London | £278k |