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The Generation Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities.
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At a glance · official register
What are the key facts about The Generation Trust?
Reported income · year ending 2025-04-05
£225,560
Reported spending · year ending 2025-04-05
£38,798
Registered charity number
502885
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Southwell
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Quick answer
The Generation Trust (number 502885) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does The Generation Trust do?
The charity's objects are the advancement of the Christian religion, and the relief of poverty, sickness and suffering.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Generation Trust
Answers The Generation Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 5 April 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records The Generation Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
The Generation Trust's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Newcastle Upon Tyne City · Coventry City · Madagascar · Sri Lanka · South Sudan · Scotland · Northumberland
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is The Generation Trust registered for?
The Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyReligious Activities
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Generation Trust yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Generation Trust.
An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity.
The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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What should you check before donating to The Generation Trust?
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The register data used for this profile lists The Generation Trust as a registered charity (number 502885) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Generation Trust's charity number?
The Generation Trust's charity number is 502885. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 502885?
Search 502885 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Generation Trust do?
The charity's objects are the advancement of the Christian religion, and the relief of poverty, sickness and suffering.
Does The Generation Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Generation Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Generation Trust?
The Generation Trust does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Generation Trust?
The register records The Generation Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Generation Trust's trustees paid?
The Generation Trust's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was The Generation Trust registered as a charity?
The Generation Trust was entered on the register on 21 January 1974.