The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

THE Gibbs Charitable Trusts

Registered charity 207997 Registered since 1962

Operates: Powys, Bristol City, Cardiff, Ghana, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Sudan

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13
trustees on the board
6y median 6y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure
1
trustees past 6 years
3.6y
average years in governance
10 vs 3 portfolio
first-time trustees
1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 12General Charitable Purposes 11The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 10Arts/culture/heritage/science 3Overseas Aid/famine Relief 2Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience

Finance 4Health and social care 1
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Contact

Websitewww.gibbstrust.org.uk
Emailjamesgibbs@btinternet.com
Phone0117 9736615
Address8 VICTORIA SQUARE, BRISTOL, BS8 4ET

Finances

£101,756 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£100,849£94,846
2022£100,001£220,021
2023£101,825£166,243
2024£103,987£204,616
2025£101,756£203,301

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyOverseas Aid/famine ReliefReligious ActivitiesArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How

Makes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE TRUST), FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE METHODIST CHURCH IN TH UK OR ANY DEPARTMENT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Governing document: DEEDS OF SETTLEMENT DATED 21ST OCTOBER 1946, 19TH FEBRUARY 1950, 21ST MAY 1957, 8TH AUGUST 1957, 15TH JUNE 1959, 13TH OCTOBER 1959 AND 12TH MAY 1961

Trustees (13)

13trustees
79median age
1aged 70+

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