Gerson Berger Association Limited

Analysis

Gerson Berger Association Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00711500). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Gerson Berger Association Limited reported income of £4.9m and spending of £5.0m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £3.9m to £4.9m (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Gerson Berger Association Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Housing Associations' Charitable Trust (£4.8m), Royal Variety Charity (£4.9m) and Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre (£4.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 54% of spending and raising funds 45%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.7m. Reserves of £616k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate.