The G C Gibson Charitable Trust

Analysis

The G C Gibson Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Marlborough. It was registered in May 1969, 57 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 makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The G C Gibson Charitable Trust reported income of £560k and spending of £627k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £481k to £560k (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 114% 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 G C Gibson Charitable Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Mandritsara Trust (£560k), Axe Valley Swimming Association (£560k) and Wales Mobility Driving Assessment Service (£560k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 9.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £564k. Reserves of £16.7m would cover about 286 months of spending at that rate.