The Gracewell Foster Trust

Analysis

The Gracewell Foster Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in June 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2025, The Gracewell Foster Trust reported income of £445k and spending of £470k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £346k to £445k (+28%), an average of +6.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Gracewell Foster Trust sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Winner the Preston Road Womens Centre Ltd (£442k), Meeting Point Trust Limited (£445k) and The Home of Devenish (£439k).