THE GREGSON FAMILY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1171351 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trustees shall hold the capital and income of the Trust Fund upon trust to apply the income and all or such part or parts of the capital at such time or times and in such manner to or for the benefit of such exclusively charitable objects and purposes in any part of the world as the Trustees may in their discretion think fit

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE ENTIRELY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT IN PARTICULAR, THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY, BUT EXCLUDING THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN OR OF THE EFFICIENCY OF THE POLICE, FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES OR AMBULANCE SERVICES.

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£114k
Latest spending
£57k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reports unrestricted reserves of £1,549,394.99, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of £28,500 (approximately six months of expenditure). The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees confirming adequate resources for the foreseeable future. No employees were present during the year, and the charity received no remuneration payments to trustees.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months expenditure, totaling £28,500 (reserves figure: £1.5m)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which equates to approximately six months expenditure, totaling £28,500.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Irwin Mitchell LLP (connected to trustee Thomas Eggar Trust Corporation Ltd) provided legal services.
“Thomas Eggar Trust Corporation Limited (Trustee) is a trust company wholly owned by Irwin Mitchell LLP. During the period Irwin Mitchell LLP provided professional services to the Charity amounting to £9,270.00” — page 20
“Total donations of £87,000 (2024: £86,000) were received from trustees during the year without conditions attached.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from trustees David and Renee Gregson.
“Thomas Eggar Trust Corporation Limited (Trustee) is a trust company wholly owned by Irwin Mitchell LLP. During the period Irwin Mitchell LLP provided professional services to the Charity amounting to £9,270.00” — page 20
“Total donations of £87,000 (2024: £86,000) were received from trustees during the year without conditions attached.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant paid to Pro Bono Economics, where trustee David Gregson is also a Trustee.
“Thomas Eggar Trust Corporation Limited (Trustee) is a trust company wholly owned by Irwin Mitchell LLP. During the period Irwin Mitchell LLP provided professional services to the Charity amounting to £9,270.00” — page 20
“Total donations of £87,000 (2024: £86,000) were received from trustees during the year without conditions attached.” — page 20
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.

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 31/12/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Netherlands · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£114k£57k
31/12/2024£111k£69k
31/12/2023£110k£65k
31/12/2022£17k£37k
31/12/2021£92k£22k

Common questions

Is THE GREGSON FAMILY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reports unrestricted reserves of £1,549,394.99, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of £28,500 (approximately six months of expenditure). The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees confirming adequate resources for the foreseeable future. No employees were present during the year, and the charity received no remuneration payments to trustees. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 HAPPY BABY COMMUNITY1£29k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE GREGSON FAMILY FOUNDATION£114k—0above—no doubt
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£397k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CLARKSON FOUNDATION FY2025£582k—0unclear—no doubt
BROWNE JACOBSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£64k—0below—no doubt
THE GORDON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£12k—0within—no doubt
GRUMPY GIVERS FY2025£174k—0unclear—no doubt

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