Gale Family Charity Trust

Analysis

Gale Family Charity Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in April 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, 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, Gale Family Charity Trust reported income of £850k and spending of £356k, leaving 58% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £102k to £850k (+735%), an average of +70% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 418%. Over the whole period it spent 223% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Gale Family Charity Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mankind UK (£850k), The Fountain Centre (£851k) and Positively UK (£850k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 78% and investments 22%. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £292k.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.