The G W Cadbury Section Charitable Trust
Analysis
The G W Cadbury Section Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in May 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The G W Cadbury Section Charitable Trust reported income of £280k and spending of £247k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £230k to £280k (+22%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The G W Cadbury Section Charitable Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% 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 Joan Ainslie Charitable Trust (£278k), The McCorquodale Charitable Trust (£281k) and The Royal Artillery Association (£277k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The objects of the charity are summarised as being for or to such charitable objects, purposes, institutions, or societies as the Trustees may in their discretion think fit with no defined beneficial area.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Joan Ainslie Charitable Trust | London | £278k |
| The McCorquodale Charitable Trust | Bristol | £281k |
| The Royal Artillery Association | Wiltshire | £277k |
| The Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames Citizens Advice Bureaux Service | Kingston Upon Thames | £281k |