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GRACE CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 292984 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Christian Based ActivitiesEducationSocial & MedicalGeneral charitable purposes

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

Latest income
£2.7m
Latest spending
£2.5m
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £241,461 for the year ended 30 April 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £4,418,901. The trustees report that the level of free reserves is considered appropriate to meet reserve requirements, provide sufficient funds for grants, and cover governance costs. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of 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

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% of income)
“Donations including Gift Aid amounted to £2,688,266.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: The reserves policy determines that the Charity will maintain a significant level of Reserves and that free Reserves should enable larger one off donations to be made without the need for drawing down capital investments. (held: £4.4m)
“The reserves policy determines that the Charity will maintain a significant level of Reserves and that free Reserves should enable larger one off donations to be made without the need for drawing down capital investments.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Michael Donnan & Co Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)

Total income
£2.7m
Total spending
£2.5m
Cost of raising funds
£29k
Reserves (reported)
£4.4m
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~21.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (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
30/04/2025£2.7m£2.5m
30/04/2024£2.4m£1.9m
30/04/2023£1.2m£1.3m
30/04/2022£1.1m£1.1m
30/04/2021£2.1m£893k

Common questions

Is GRACE CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £241,461 for the year ended 30 April 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £4,418,901. The trustees report that the level of free reserves is considered appropriate to meet reserve requirements, provide sufficient funds for grants, and cover governance costs. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Michael Donnan & Co Limited.

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
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH1£183k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER1£20k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£12k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND1£5k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GRACE CHARITABLE TRUST£2.7m—0above—no doubt
THE GRACE TRUST FY2025£68.2m—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHARIS TRUST FY2025£591k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£212k—0unclear—no doubt
GRACE TO GRACE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FY2025£330k—0unclear—no doubt
GRAHAME CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£262k—0unclear—noted

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