The Gloucester Charities Trust

Analysis

The Gloucester Charities Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in February 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Gloucester Charities Trust reported income of £6.2m and spending of £5.9m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £4.7m to £6.2m (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Gloucester Charities Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al-Imdaad Foundation UK (£6.2m), Zoe's Place Trust (£6.2m) and The Drinkaware Trust (£6.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, investments 2.8% and donations and legacies 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £68k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Reserves of £21.4m would cover about 44 months of spending at that rate. It employed 130 people.