The Gray's Inn Scholarships Trust

Analysis

The Gray's Inn Scholarships Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Gray's Inn Scholarships Trust reported income of £788k and spending of £994k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £498k to £788k (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 345%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Gray's Inn Scholarships Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 Stepping Stones Pre-School (Brackley) (£785k), Ace Programme (£788k) and The Rothermere Foundation (£785k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 57% and investments 43%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £213k. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £7.8m would cover about 94 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.