Registered charity 260417
The E W Gladstone Charitable Trust
What it does
General charitable purposes, especially supporting charities in which the Gladstone family have an interest. Individuals and expeditions are not supported.
Its charitable purposes
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
- Scotland
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 5 April 2025, it had income of £0 and spent £124,885.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £0 | £124,885 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2024 | £41,058 | £125,300 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2023 | £2,780 | £81,800 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2022 | £0 | £17,255 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2021 | £15,572 | £26,650 | Not reported | Not reported |
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 164%, from £15,572 in the year to 5 April 2021 to £41,058 in the year to 5 April 2024.
- Spending against income
- It spent 305% of its income in the year to 5 April 2024. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 3 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 5 April 2024: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Lady Caroline Mali Gladstone
- Sir Charles Angus Gladstone Bt
- Victoria Frances Merison
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | 5 February 2026 | Received 26 January 2026, 10 days early | Not required |
| 5 April 2024 | 5 February 2025 | Received 30 January 2025, 6 days early | Received 30 January 2025 |
| 5 April 2023 | 5 February 2024 | Received 12 December 2023, 55 days early | Not required |
| 5 April 2022 | 5 February 2023 | Received 30 January 2023, 6 days early | Not required |
| 5 April 2021 | 5 February 2022 | Received 21 January 2022, 15 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 260417
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 21 January 1970
- Governing document
- DEED OF SETTLEMENT DATED 5TH DECEMBER 1969
- Council area of its contact address
- Flintshire
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.