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G C R I Trust

RegisteredRegistered charity number 801078West SussexEducation and training
Income£12k2025-03-31
Spending£11ksame year
Spent / received90%5-year average
Size in its cause40th pctEducation and training
Registered1989Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

G C R I Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in March 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, G C R I Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £11k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £11k to £12k (+1.3%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, G C R I Trust sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sir Thomas Beecham Trust Limited (£12k), Burwash School Parents Teachers and Friends Association (£12k) and Colney Heath School Parent Teacher Association (£12k).

Income and spending

£0£3,003£6,007£9,010£12k2021 Income: £11,4822021 Spending: £4,23620212022 Income: £9,3252022 Spending: £9,53220222023 Income: £10,5352023 Spending: £11,85020232024 Income: £11,3312024 Spending: £12,01320242025 Income: £11,6352025 Spending: £11,1532025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The GCRI Trust promotes scientific research & education on cultivation of glasshouse crops/mushrooms/bulbs etc. provides small travel grants to researchers involved in British horticulture and publishes technical reports of new/interesting items of potential value to UK horticulture. They sponsor student scholarships for related courses and a biennial seminar on international future trends.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Sir Thomas Beecham Trust LimitedBungay£12k
Burwash School Parents Teachers and Friends AssociationEtchingham£12k
Colney Heath School Parent Teacher AssociationHertfordshire£12k
Friends of Roselands School AssociationHerts£12k