THE ROBERT GAVRON CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 268535 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity gives financial support, for the public benefit, to a range of charitable causes. Principal fields of interest are the arts, education, social policy and research and charities for the disabled.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£225k
Latest spending
£698k
Registered
1974
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £9,627,232, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover existing commitments and administrative obligations without an upper limit. The charity reported a net deficit of £809,995 for the year, driven by investment losses, though total funds carried forward remained substantial. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate and there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Prentis & Co LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2022)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£664k
Cost of raising funds
£31k
Reserves (reported)
£10.4m
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~188.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (95% 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: 1.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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£225k£698k
05/04/2024£128k£535k
05/04/2023£116k£510k
05/04/2022£1.6m£664k
05/04/2021£104k£445k

Common questions

Is THE ROBERT GAVRON CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £9,627,232, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover existing commitments and administrative obligations without an upper limit. The charity reported a net deficit of £809,995 for the year, driven by investment losses, though total funds carried forward remained substantial. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate and there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Prentis & Co LLP.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE KNIGHTLAND FOUNDATION1£80k
SF FOUNDATION1£33k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ROBERT GAVRON CHARITABLE TRUST£225k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£192k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROTHES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£148k—0above—no doubt
DOLLOND CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£1.6m—0unclear—no doubt
INVESTREAM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£153k—0above—no doubt
THE KAUFMAN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£205k—0within—no doubt

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