The Generation Trust

Analysis

The Generation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottinghamshire. It was registered in January 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Generation Trust reported income of £226k and spending of £39k, leaving 83% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £23k to £226k (+864%), an average of +76% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 778%. Over the whole period it spent 23% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Generation Trust sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lighthouse Family Church (£225k), Hamsayeh International (£226k) and Connect Stars (£225k).