Grace Wyndham Goldie (BBC) Trust Fund
What it does
The Trust helps those, at present or previously engaged in broadcasting, who are currently suffering financial hardship or who need assistance with education. Grants are paid to the individuals on a discretionary basis in light of their financial circumstances.
Its charitable purposes
TO MAKE GRANTS FOR THE EDUCATION OR FOR THE RELIEF OF THE POVERTY OF (A) THE CHILDREN AND DEPENDANTS OF PERSONS (INCLUDING MEMBERS OF STAFF OF THE BBC) WHO DIED OR WERE INCAPACITATED AS A RESULT OF ENEMY ACTION DURING THE WAR, AND (B) PERSONS ENGAGED IN BROADCASTING OR IN ANY ASSOCIATED ACTIVITY AND THEIR CHILDREN AND DEPENDANTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
Area of benefit in its governing document: National
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £76,128 and spent £68,618.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £76,128 | £68,618 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 December 2024 | £75,574 | £46,775 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 December 2023 | £74,023 | £63,810 | Not reported | 3 |
| 31 December 2022 | £73,282 | £48,788 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 December 2021 | £66,373 | £25,697 | Not reported | 4 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 15%, from £66,373 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £76,128 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 90% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Charlotte Simon
- James Hacker
- Ross Cook
- Samantha Carrier
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 19 October 2026, 12 days early | Received 19 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 27 October 2025, 4 days early | Received 27 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 16 October 2024, 15 days early | Received 16 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 13 October 2023, 18 days early | Received 13 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 26 October 2022, 5 days early | Received 26 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 212146
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 13 November 1962
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED OF 11TH APRIL 1950
- Website
- www.bbc.co.uk/info/policies/charities/gwg_trust.shtml
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.