The G D Herbert Charitable Trust

Analysis

The G D Herbert Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The G D Herbert Charitable Trust reported income of £72k and spending of £141k, spending 195% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £49k to £72k (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 194% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The G D Herbert Charitable Trust sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Woodcote Village Hall (£72k), The Jewish Children's Holidays Fund (£72k) and The Badger Club (£72k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.