Grimsdale Charitable Trust
Analysis
Grimsdale Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gerrards Cross. It was registered in June 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, 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, Grimsdale Charitable Trust reported income of £13k and spending of £50k, spending 395% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £17k to £13k (-26%), an average of -7.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 594% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Grimsdale Charitable Trust sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sarah D'avigdor-Goldsmid Charitable Trust (£13k), Helping Lives (£13k) and The Wilkins Memorial Trust (£13k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the charity to achieve public benefit are to make donations and grants for:- The relief of poverty- The advancement of education of the public- Any other exclusively charitable purposes beneficial to the community
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Sarah D'avigdor-Goldsmid Charitable Trust | Tonbridge | £13k |
| Helping Lives | London | £13k |
| The Wilkins Memorial Trust | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £13k |
| Hawksbee Charitable Trust | Whiteley | £13k |