THE GRACE TRUST

Registered charity 257516 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General Charitable Activities

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

Latest income

£68.2m

Latest spending

£68.5m

Registered

1968

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £68,249,632, with a net movement in funds of £1,916,237. The charity holds free reserves of £75.8 million, which is significantly above its stated minimum reserves policy target of £20 million. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £20 million (held: £75.8m)

“The minimum level of reserves in the Trust's Reserves Policy is £20 million.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity received donations totalling £1,663,642 from trustees or from the businesses or other organisation that they control.

“During the year the charity received donations totalling £1,663,642 from trustees or from the businesses or other organisation that they control.” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: The Grace Trading Group Ltd

“The Grace Trust holds 100% of the issued share capital of The Grace Trading Group Ltd” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£68.2m

Total spending

£68.5m

Cost of raising funds

£218k

Reserves (reported)

£75.8m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~13.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

ALLER BROOK LIMITED
SCRIBEFORT LIMITED

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£68.2m	£68.5m
31/12/2024	£60.7m	£52.6m
31/12/2023	£68.3m	£36.6m
31/12/2022	£72.3m	£72.9m
31/12/2021	£129.8m	£122.2m

Common questions

Is THE GRACE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £68,249,632, with a net movement in funds of £1,916,237. The charity holds free reserves of £75.8 million, which is significantly above its stated minimum reserves policy target of £20 million. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
One Manchester	05/06/2018	£300	Wellbeing walking group

Charities like this

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

GRACE CHARITABLE TRUST income £2.7m
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST income £192k
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST income £217k
ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRUST income £190k
THE MILLENNIUM TRUST income £2.8m
THE BLAIR TRUST FUND income £187k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE GRACE TRUST	£68.2m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£2.7m	—	above	—	no doubt
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£192k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£217k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRUST FY2024	£190k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MILLENNIUM TRUST FY2025	£2.8m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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