The Grut Trust

Analysis

The Grut Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in December 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, 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, The Grut Trust reported income of £11k and spending of £18k, spending 160% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £11k to £11k (+0.6%), an average of +0.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 71% 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 Grut Trust sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Ham Air Training Corps 338 Squadron Welfare Fund (£11k), The Leon Heart Fund (£11k) and Gyan-Netra International Charity Ltd (£11k).