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THE GALE FOUNDATION TRUST CIO

Registered charity 1163908 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the CIO is to further such charitable purposes as the charity trustees in their discretion think fit in particular by providing financial support to those purposes.

Causes: Animals · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.2m
Latest spending
£50k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position was materially strengthened by a one-off legacy receipt of £3,018,738, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £3,292,635. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding going concern and note that the charity is in a strong financial position with adequate resources. The charity has no stated reserves policy target, but intends to distribute 80-90% of annual income over time to support future grant-making.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Interest received from trustee-controlled company
“During the period the charity received interest of £130,000 from a company controlled by one of the trustees. Debtors include a loan amounting to £917,783 to a trustee's company. This loan was donated to the charity during the year and has been repaid after the balance sheet date.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Carter & Coley Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £45k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£3.2m
Total spending
£50k
Cost of raising funds
£10k
Reserves (reported)
£940k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~223.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.2m£50k
31/03/2024£14k£15k
31/03/2023£16k£27k
31/03/2022£11k£17k
31/03/2021£25k£29k

Common questions

Is THE GALE FOUNDATION TRUST CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position was materially strengthened by a one-off legacy receipt of £3,018,738, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £3,292,635. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding going concern and note that the charity is in a strong financial position with adequate resources. The charity has no stated reserves policy target, but intends to distribute 80-90% of annual income over time to support future grant-making. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Carter & Coley Limited.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST AIDANS SOUTHCOATES1£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with JCD FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE GALE FOUNDATION TRUST CIO£3.2m—0unclear—no doubt
JCD FOUNDATION FY2024£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE DODGSON FOUNDATION FY2025£124k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NAGLE FAMILY FOUNDATION FY2025£150k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LIZ AND JACK DANIEL FOUNDATION FY2024£491k£80,001 - £90,0002unclear—no doubt
MOVEMENT TO WORK FY2025£868k—0unclear—no doubt

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