THE GORDON GRAY TRUST

Registered charity 213935 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GORDON GRAY TRUST

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Latest income

£149k

Latest spending

£208k

Registered

1967

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds stood at £6,613,240, with liquid reserves of £236,387. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £50,690 for the year, primarily due to charitable donations of £192,025 exceeding incoming resources of £148,521. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue in business.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £236k)

“Money is held in reserve to allow for: a. Donations to additional charities throughout the year. b. Maintenance of Trust property.”

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 B GRAYchair
Dr Isabel Teague
Edward Giles Akerman Roberts
MRS M M GRAY
MRS S WATSON-ARMSTRONG
Martin William Bath
Rebecca Ellen Parkin

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£149k	£208k
30/09/2024	£146k	£159k
30/09/2023	£146k	£165k
30/09/2022	£139k	£189k
30/09/2021	£134k	£161k

Common questions

Is THE GORDON GRAY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds stood at £6,613,240, with liquid reserves of £236,387. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £50,690 for the year, primarily due to charitable donations of £192,025 exceeding incoming resources of £148,521. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue in business. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CORAM LIFE EDUCATION	1	£5k

Charities like this

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

THE GRAY TRUST income £114k
The Grocott Family Foundation income £926k
THE NOTGROVE TRUST income £120k
THE ROGER RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST income £586k
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUST income £686k
THE CARR-GREGORY TRUST income £69k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE GORDON GRAY TRUST	£149k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GRAY TRUST FY2024	£114k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
The Grocott Family Foundation FY2025	£926k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NOTGROVE TRUST FY2025	£120k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROGER RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£586k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUST FY2025	£686k	—	0	below	9.0%	no doubt

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