The Ruby and Will George Trust

Analysis

The Ruby and Will George Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in October 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Ruby and Will George Trust reported income of £128k and spending of £162k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £108k to £128k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 137% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Ruby and Will George Trust sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Redeemed Christian Church of God - Light House Assembly Hackney (£128k), Sovereign House GH (£128k) and Access Accountancy (£128k).

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.