The Gerald Micklem Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Gerald Micklem Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Petersfield. It was registered in January 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Gerald Micklem Charitable Trust reported income of £503k and spending of £420k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £291k to £503k (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 283%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Gerald Micklem Charitable Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Esfandi Charitable Foundation (£500k), The Joseph Charitable Trust (£505k) and Citizens Advice Surrey Heath (£497k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 57% and investments 43%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £415k.