THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS

Registered charity 207997 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUST, GIBBS TRUST

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Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£102k

Latest spending

£203k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total funds decreased to £3,389,036 from £3,639,772 in the prior year, primarily due to a net loss on investments of £149,191. Free reserves stood at £44,242, which the trustees confirm meets their desired level of reserves. The charity reported a net expenditure of £250,736 for the year, funded by investment income of £101,756 and transfers from endowment funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Payment to trustee-connected business

“This sum included monthly sums paid to Aline Digital Co by trustee James D Gibbs who was then reimbursed by the Trust.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr JOHN NEWTON GIBBSchair · trustee of 2 other charities
ANDREW GOLDSWORTHY GIBBS MA FCA
CELIA FELICITY GIBBS
Dr JESSICA FAITH GIBBS
Dr JOHN EDWARD GIBBS
ELIZABETH GIBBS
JAMES DANIEL GIBBS
James Morel Gibbs · trustee of 2 other charities
PATIENCE ROSINA ANSAA GIBBS
REBECCA NEWTON KONYO GIBBS
ROSETTA JULIET GIBBS
Timothy Samuel Gibbs
WILLIAM MALCOLM GIBBS · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Bristol City · Cardiff · Ghana · Kenya · Powys · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Zambia · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£102k	£203k
31/03/2024	£104k	£205k
31/03/2023	£102k	£166k
31/03/2022	£100k	£220k
31/03/2021	£101k	£95k

Common questions

Is THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's total funds decreased to £3,389,036 from £3,639,772 in the prior year, primarily due to a net loss on investments of £149,191. Free reserves stood at £44,242, which the trustees confirm meets their desired level of reserves. The charity reported a net expenditure of £250,736 for the year, funded by investment income of £101,756 and transfers from endowment funds. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS as a grant recipient include CANON COLLINS TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CANON COLLINS TRUST	FY2025	£3k	Scholarship

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
UNSEEN (UK)	1	£15k
The Wavertree Education Trust Limited	1	£12k

Charities like this

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

THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST income £29.1m
THE DAVID GIBBONS FOUNDATION income £124k
THE LAMBERT CHARITABLE TRUST income £122k
THE NISBET TRUST income £3.0m
THE G C GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST income £560k
LORD LEVERHULME'S CHARITABLE TRUST income £965k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS	£102k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£29.1m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DAVID GIBBONS FOUNDATION FY2026	£124k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LAMBERT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£122k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE NISBET TRUST FY2024	£3.0m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE G C GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£560k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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