THE G C GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 258710 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trustees make donations to registered charities operating throughout the United Kingdom. The majority of donations are recurring as the trustees recognise the importance of helping charities with their core expenditure. However consideration is also given to capital or special projects.

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

Latest income

£560k

Latest spending

£627k

Registered

1969

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £16,702,285, representing a decrease from the previous year's £17,126,567 due to a net expenditure of £424,282. The charity generated £560,424 in investment income and distributed £564,306 in charitable grants during the year. The trustees confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Trustee Martin Gibson holds a 4.686% share in the syndicate owning the investment property via his SIPP.

“Maritn Gibson, a trustee, bought a 4.686% share through his SIPP, at the same time and same pnce.” — page 20

“The Charity spent £3,960 (2024 - £6,593) on administration and support costs during the period. These were expenses incurred by the partnership of Mr & Mrs MGS Gibson, of which Mr MGS Gibson is a partner.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Charity reimbursed administration costs to the partnership of Mr & Mrs MGS Gibson.

“Maritn Gibson, a trustee, bought a 4.686% share through his SIPP, at the same time and same pnce.” — page 20

“The Charity spent £3,960 (2024 - £6,593) on administration and support costs during the period. These were expenses incurred by the partnership of Mr & Mrs MGS Gibson, of which Mr MGS Gibson is a partner.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Charity reimbursed travel costs to trustees.

“Maritn Gibson, a trustee, bought a 4.686% share through his SIPP, at the same time and same pnce.” — page 20

“The Charity spent £3,960 (2024 - £6,593) on administration and support costs during the period. These were expenses incurred by the partnership of Mr & Mrs MGS Gibson, of which Mr MGS Gibson is a partner.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Grahame J Harbour Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£560k

Total spending

£627k

Cost of raising funds

£63k

Reserves (reported)

£16.7m

Employees

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% 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: 11.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Martin Gibsonchair · trustee of 5 other charities
ANNA DALRYMPLE
Edward Norman Simon Gibson
LUCY KELLY
Thomas Maxwell Richards Homfray

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£560k	£627k
31/03/2024	£529k	£585k
31/03/2023	£583k	£546k
31/03/2022	£583k	£617k
31/03/2021	£481k	£738k

Common questions

Is THE G C GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £16,702,285, representing a decrease from the previous year's £17,126,567 due to a net expenditure of £424,282. The charity generated £560,424 in investment income and distributed £564,306 in charitable grants during the year. The trustees confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Grahame J Harbour Limited.

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M B FOUNDATION (ALSO KNOWN AS MOSSAD HORAV MOSHE ARYEH HALEVY)	1	£260k
NER FOUNDATION	1	£144k
BROOM FOUNDATION	1	£124k
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LONIA LIMITED	1	£69k
YEMIN CHARITABLE TRUST LTD	1	£62k
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Charities like this

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

KOLYOM TRUST LIMITED income £5.7m
THE JG CHARITABLE TRUST income £173k
BRIAN WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST income £126k
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST income £124k
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THE SUMMERFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST income £264k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE G C GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST	£560k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KOLYOM TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£5.7m	—	above	—	no doubt
THE JG CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£173k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRIAN WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£126k	—	above	—	no doubt
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£124k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GALE FAMILY CHARITY TRUST FY2025	£850k	—	above	—	no doubt

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