Eric Gregory Trust Fund
Analysis
Eric Gregory Trust Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Eric Gregory Trust Fund reported income of £34k and spending of £76k, spending 224% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £26k to £34k (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 236% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Eric Gregory Trust Fund sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harlech Library and Institute (£34k), Lambeth Elderly Association From Vietnam (£34k) and The Godalming Choral Society (£34k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Awards annual prizes to poets under 30 on the strength of a submitted collection
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Harlech Library and Institute | Gwynedd | £34k |
| Lambeth Elderly Association From Vietnam | London | £34k |
| The Godalming Choral Society | Godalming | £34k |
| Telford Cultural and Leisure Centre | Telford | £34k |