The John Gregson Trust

Analysis

The John Gregson Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The John Gregson Trust reported income of £31k and spending of £24k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £25k to £31k (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The John Gregson Trust sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Heighton Village Hall (£31k), Mountain Heritage Trust (£31k) and Earth Science Teachers Association (£31k).