THE GLEDSWOOD CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1097359 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

MAKES GRANTS TO CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS.

Objects

SUCH OBJECTS OR PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE IN SUCH PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£89k

Latest spending

£135k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of unrestricted income over expenditure of £30,709 for the year ended 5th April 2025, resulting in a decrease in the unrestricted income fund to £38,287. However, the charity holds significant total net assets of £3,031,444, primarily driven by investment holdings valued at £2,975,720. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income (100% of income)

“The main source of income for the Trust is from investments held.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: adequately covers charitable expenditure (reserves figure: £38k)

“The trustees aim to maintain reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which adequately covers charitable expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

COUNTESS OF PORTARLINGTON
LADY MARINA DAWSON-DAMER
The Hon Edward Dawson-Damer MVO
The Hon Henry Dawson-Damer
The Right Honourable Earl of Portarlington

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£89k	£135k
05/04/2024	£85k	£63k
05/04/2023	£87k	£92k
05/04/2022	£72k	£87k
05/04/2021	£72k	£90k

Common questions

Is THE GLEDSWOOD CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of unrestricted income over expenditure of £30,709 for the year ended 5th April 2025, resulting in a decrease in the unrestricted income fund to £38,287. However, the charity holds significant total net assets of £3,031,444, primarily driven by investment holdings valued at £2,975,720. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE GLEDSWOOD CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE GLEDSWOOD CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE DASH CHARITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DASH CHARITY	FY2021	£1k	Children's resources

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE AA TRUST	1	£10k
WOODLANDS GREEN LTD	1	£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TYNESIDE CHARITABLE TRUST.

TYNESIDE CHARITABLE TRUST income £30k
BEDFORDSHIRE CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED income £372k
THE GB TRUST income £57k
G L TILLOTSON CHARITABLE TRUST income £26k
THE GROSVENOR FOUNDATION LIMITED income £67k
LITTLE GIVING income £650k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE GLEDSWOOD CHARITABLE TRUST	£89k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TYNESIDE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£30k	—	below	—	no doubt
BEDFORDSHIRE CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£372k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GB TRUST FY2025	£57k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
G L TILLOTSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£26k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GROSVENOR FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025	£67k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.