The Gertner Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Gertner 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, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Gertner Charitable Trust reported income of £1.6m and spending of £628k, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.6m (+21%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 216%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Gertner Charitable Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Friends of the Rabbi Meir Baal Haness Charity (Kollel Shomrei Hachomos) (£1.6m), Charity Meals (£1.6m) and Croydon Bme Forum (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £608k.