Nottingham Gordon Memorial Trust for Boys and Girls
Analysis
Nottingham Gordon Memorial Trust for Boys and Girls is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in October 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Nottingham Gordon Memorial Trust for Boys and Girls reported income of £37k and spending of £39k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £28k to £37k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Nottingham Gordon Memorial Trust for Boys and Girls sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Peterborough Soup Kitchen (£37k), Emmanuel Free Church of England, Morecambe (£37k) and Anglican Missioners of Africa Development and Education Trust (£37k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
1. To promote education and assist persons under the age of 25 resident in Nottingham to pursue their education or training and may also provide grants for clothing, tools, instruments, or books and may include overseas travel to pursue education.2. To provide grants for persons under the age of 25 resident in Nottingham to relieve conditions of need, hardship or distress.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Peterborough Soup Kitchen | Peterborough | £37k |
| Emmanuel Free Church of England, Morecambe | Lancashire | £37k |
| Anglican Missioners of Africa Development and Education Trust | Plymouth | £37k |
| The Redeemed Christian Church of God Hope Hall | Chelmsford | £37k |