EDITH BESSIE GIBSON TRUST

Registered charity 233277 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grant-making with reference to the general advancement of the Roman Catholic religion. Maintenance of a public chapel available daily for worship.

Objects

FOR THE GENERAL ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Breckland, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£233k
Latest spending
£311k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £82,559 for the year ended 5 April 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £3,460,466. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £489,039 are sufficient to meet commitments and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a reasonable level of reserves (reserves figure: £489k)
“It seeks to meet all these commitments from its unrestricted funds, and therefore needs to maintain a reasonable level of reserves.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£233k£311k
05/04/2024£226k£315k
05/04/2023£229k£307k
05/04/2022£216k£254k
05/04/2021£230k£268k

Common questions

Is EDITH BESSIE GIBSON TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £82,559 for the year ended 5 April 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £3,460,466. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £489,039 are sufficient to meet commitments and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EDITH BESSIE GIBSON TRUST£233k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GB TRUST FY2025£57k—0unclear—no doubt
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN ENGLAND FY2025£473k£70,000 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt
BEDFORDSHIRE CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£372k—0unclear—no doubt
TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNECTION WITH THE MISSIONARY SISTERS OF THE IMMACULATE FY2025£216k—0above—no doubt
Re Church FY2026£133k—0unclear—no doubt

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