The Grimmitt Trust

Analysis

The Grimmitt Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in August 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, 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, The Grimmitt Trust reported income of £587k and spending of £373k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £304k to £587k (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Grimmitt Trust sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Advocacy Matters Ltd (£586k), The Woosnam Foundation (£587k) and UK Smart Recovery (£586k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £325k. Reserves of £761k would cover about 24 months of spending at that rate.