THE SIR MARTIN GILBERT LEARNING CENTRE

Registered charity 1174434 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the education of the public by promoting learning for pleasure and to increase their knowledge of history, culture and community issues, to establish a library space for such activities to take place in and to make grants and awards to encourage the further advancement of education through research, lectures and works published for the public.

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Latest income

£115k

Latest spending

£116k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £1,719 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves to £76,587. The trustees acknowledge that the major risk to the charity is the failure to obtain sponsorship and donations, noting that the charity is wholly dependent on these sources to carry out its activities. Despite the deficit, the trustees consider the charity to be a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Trustees · trustee networks

SIR HARRY SOLOMONchair · trustee of 2 other charities
ANTHONY SOLOMON ROSENFELDER · trustee of 1 other charity
Adam Solomon KC
Deborah Lipkin
Jon Benjamin · trustee of 2 other charities
Sir Victor Blank

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£115k	£116k
31/12/2024	£122k	£99k
31/12/2023	£36k	£60k
31/12/2022	£71k	£65k
31/12/2021	£50k	£65k

Common questions

Is THE SIR MARTIN GILBERT LEARNING CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £1,719 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves to £76,587. The trustees acknowledge that the major risk to the charity is the failure to obtain sponsorship and donations, noting that the charity is wholly dependent on these sources to carry out its activities. Despite the deficit, the trustees consider the charity to be a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE SIR MARTIN GILBERT LEARNING CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SIR MARTIN GILBERT LEARNING CENTRE as a grant recipient include Sir Harry & Lady Judith Solomon Charitable Foundation, COL-RENO LIMITED, THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

SIR HARRY SOLOMON — trustee here and at Sir Harry & Lady Judith Solomon Charitable Foundation

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
Sir Harry & Lady Judith Solomon Charitable Foundation	FY2022	£25k
Sir Harry & Lady Judith Solomon Charitable Foundation	FY2023	£25k
COL-RENO LIMITED	FY2023	£1k
COL-RENO LIMITED	FY2026	£1k
COL-RENO LIMITED	FY2024	£1k
COL-RENO LIMITED	FY2025	£1k
COL-RENO LIMITED	FY2022	£1k
THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2025	£0

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
SF FOUNDATION	2	£253k
WISEHEIGHTS LIMITED	2	£112k
SHAAREI RACHAMIM LIMITED	2	£55k
E AND E KERNKRAUT CHARITIES LIMITED	2	£34k
MYRDLE CHARITIES	2	£12k
LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM FRIENDS	1	£639k
FRIENDS OF WIZNITZ LIMITED	1	£393k
GILMOOR BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITED	1	£154k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CENTRE FOR LITERACY IN PRIMARY EDUCATION.

THE CENTRE FOR LITERACY IN PRIMARY EDUCATION income £1.0m
THE CENTRE FOR GLOBAL STUDIES income £95k
CREATE SPACE LONDON income £132k
LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM LIMITED income £19.9m
LIVE AND LEARN income £984k
ST JAMES' CENTRE (DERBY) income £1.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SIR MARTIN GILBERT LEARNING CENTRE	£115k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CENTRE FOR LITERACY IN PRIMARY EDUCATION FY2025	£1.0m	£60,000 - £69,999	1	below	—	no doubt
THE CENTRE FOR GLOBAL STUDIES FY2025	£95k	—	0	below	—	noted
CREATE SPACE LONDON FY2025	£132k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM LIMITED FY2025	£19.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LIVE AND LEARN FY2024	£984k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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