The Gower Trust

Analysis

The Gower Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in August 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Gower Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £12k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £14k to £16k (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Gower Trust sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% 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 The Almshouses (£16k), The Bishopstone Trust (£16k) and Gospel Vision (£16k).