W K Gibson's Charity Trust

Analysis

W K Gibson's Charity Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, W K Gibson's Charity Trust reported income of £20k and spending of £27k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £9,059 to £20k (+124%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 211% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, W K Gibson's Charity Trust sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Witcham Village Hall (£20k), Diathlete (£20k) and The Broadstone Community and Arts Centre (£20k).

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.