The Michael Gardner Trust

Analysis

The Michael Gardner Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stourbridge. It was registered in April 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Michael Gardner Trust reported income of £39k and spending of £55k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £42k to £39k (-7.0%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 146% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Michael Gardner Trust sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blackburn Ragged School (£39k), Melbourne and District Community Care (£39k) and Dereham Aid Centre (£39k).

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.