THE GRACEWELL FOSTER TRUST

Registered charity 218796 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GRACEWELL HOMES FOSTER TRUST

PROVISION OF SHELTERED HOUSING FOR SINGLE LADIES OVER 55 YEARS OLD WITH LIMITED MEANS

Objects

THE PROVISION OF ALMSHOUSES FOR SPINSTERS OR WIDOWS OF LIMITED FINANCIAL MEANS AND OF GOOD CHARACTER.

Area of benefit: BIRMINGHAM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Latest income

£445k

Latest spending

£470k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust reported a deficit for the year ended 31 January 2025, resulting in total net assets of £1,778,789. The Trustees confirm that the funds can meet the Trust’s obligations and maintain a reasonable level of property occupation. Free reserves of £436,034 are held, which the Trustees consider to be above their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Income from charitable activities was £433,526 (2024: £404,757) of which £409,748 (2024: £380,979) was attributable to unrestricted funds and £23,778 (2024 £23,778) was attributable to the endowment fund.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three to six months' expenditure (held: £436k)

“It is the policy of the Trustees to keep Free Reserves at a level that would meet between 3 and 6 months’ expenditure of the Trust. Based on the 2024/25 accounts the band would be £117,497 to £234,994.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Thomas and Young Limited. 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.

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Investment
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Trustees · trustee networks

EDWARD RODGERSchair
Alan George Holland · trustee of 1 other charity
DEIDRE ANNE HELEN MATTISON
Elizabeth Fryer
Marianka Bowles
Nina Pozzi

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/01/2025	£445k	£470k
31/01/2024	£415k	£391k
31/01/2023	£365k	£345k
31/01/2022	£367k	£412k
31/01/2021	£346k	£309k

Common questions

Is THE GRACEWELL FOSTER TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust reported a deficit for the year ended 31 January 2025, resulting in total net assets of £1,778,789. The Trustees confirm that the funds can meet the Trust’s obligations and maintain a reasonable level of property occupation. Free reserves of £436,034 are held, which the Trustees consider to be above their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Thomas and Young Limited.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/01/2022	£2k	Community Art and Exercise Project

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
HURDALE CHARITY LIMITED	1	£40k
CLASSQUOTE LIMITED	1	£30k
CORAM LIFE EDUCATION	1	£20k
KMB ESTATES	1	£18k
THE J A R CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRUSTWELL LIMITED.

TRUSTWELL LIMITED income £162k
THE BOTHWELL CHARITABLE TRUST income £145k
The Trust Foundation income £3.0m
FINEGRANT LIMITED income £133k
FOWLER SMITH AND JONES TRUST income £764k
THE IMMIGRANTS' AID TRUST income £106k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE GRACEWELL FOSTER TRUST	£445k	—	above	—	no doubt
TRUSTWELL LIMITED FY2025	£162k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE BOTHWELL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£145k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Trust Foundation FY2024	£3.0m	—	above	—	no doubt
FINEGRANT LIMITED FY2025	£133k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FOWLER SMITH AND JONES TRUST FY2025	£764k	—	below	—	no doubt

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