The Gladiator Trust

Analysis

The Gladiator Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in March 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Gladiator Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £117k, spending 1010% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £15k to £12k (-21%), an average of -5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 763% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Gladiator Trust sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The London Carlbach Shul Trust (£12k), The Chells Scout Group (£12k) and Vineyard of Glory Ministries International (£12k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.