The William Gibbs Trust

Analysis

The William Gibbs Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in July 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The William Gibbs Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £9,642, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £13k to £16k (+18%), an average of +4.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The William Gibbs Trust sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 8th Flixton (St Johns) Scout Group (£16k), The Rochdale Society of Model and Experimental Engineers (£16k) and The Upper Canada College Foundation in the United Kingdom (£16k).