The Down Gospel Trust

Analysis

The Down Gospel Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in April 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Down Gospel Trust reported income of £117k and spending of £179k, spending 153% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £288k to £117k (-60%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Down Gospel 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 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Amelia-Mae Foundation (£116k), Budleigh Salterton and District Hospiscare (£117k) and Connections Trust (£116k).