Edith Bessie Gibson Trust

Registered charity 233277 · since 1964·Quidenham·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£55,750

Annual giving, year to 5 April 2025

From filed accounts

£750 to £3,000

Grant range

From the annual report's grant list

£1,500

Typical grant (median)

29 published grants

Key takeaways

The Trust exists for the general advancement of the Roman Catholic religion, so work closest to its stated themes (theological and pastoral training, the Carmelite Order, humanitarian crises addressed by the Church, and young people's faith) is the strongest fit.
Most of its grants to organisations fall between £750 and £3,000, with a median of £1,500, so a request in that range matches its typical giving; its largest grant in the annual report was £15,000, but that band is not a ceiling.
No application process is published, so contact the address shown on its website or in the annual report to ask whether your project suits before you write a full request.
The Trust names Quidenham as its priority area, and its published information gives no other eligibility limits or exclusions.

Overview

Edith Bessie Gibson Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 233277).

The Edith Bessie Gibson Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales that exists for the general advancement of the Roman Catholic religion. Its income is applied to maintaining and improving the Quidenham Estate, including its public chapel, and to other needs within the Carmelite Order and the Church as a whole. It makes cash grants to individuals and institutions for theological and pastoral training and for particular needs within the Carmelite Order and the wider Church. Its annual giving was £55,750 in its latest annual report.

What they fund

Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 5 April 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 24 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Trust applies income to maintaining and improving the Quidenham Estate, including its public chapel, and meeting needs within the Carmelite Order and the Church as a whole. It makes cash grants to individuals and institutions for theological and pastoral training, particular needs within the Carmelite Order and the wider Church, and humanitarian crises addressed by the Church, including the refugee crisis. It has a tradition of supporting the local diocese and also supports charities focused on young people’s faith. Its institutional recipients include religious communities, dioceses, churches, Catholic charities and theological education bodies. The trustees describe their work as serving the local community around Quidenham, the Carmelite Order and the universal Church, as well as people of any religion or none who come into contact with the sisters.

Themes

Theological and pastoral training
Carmelite Order
Humanitarian crises
Young people’s faith

Geographic Focus

Priority: Quidenham.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Quidenham

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Edith Bessie Gibson Trust.

Chapel Trust Maryton CarmelNo public processGave £283k The Pershore Nashdom and Elmore TrustNo public processGave £215k The Roger & Sarah Bancroft Clark Charitable TrustNo public process Downside Abbey General TrustNo public processGave £1.3M The Bowerman Charitable TrustRollingGave £71,700 Arundel and Brighton Diocesan TrustNo public processGave £411k The Catherine Cookson Charitable TrustRollingGave £918k Ursuline Sisters BrentwoodNo public process Thomson-Bree Charitable TrustInvitation onlyGave £190k Sir John and Lady Heathcoat Amory's Charitable TrustRollingGave £74,658

Grants

29 published grants analysed · median £1,500

How much do they typically give?

Share of 29 grants in year to 5 April 2025 by size

Under £1k14%

£1k–£2.5k76%

£2.5k–£5k3%

£5k–£10k3%

£10k–£25k3%

Median £1,500 (year to 5 April 2025)

The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:

Pastuva Carmel, Lithuania (via Association)
£15,000year to 5 April 2025
Little Sisters of the Poor (Ch. No. 234434)
£6,000year to 5 April 2025
R.C. Diocese of East Anglia (Ch. No. 278742)
£3,000year to 5 April 2025
Aid to the Church in Need (Ch. No. 1097984)
£2,000year to 5 April 2025
Catholic Tr. For E&W Santa Marta Group (Ch. No. 1097482)
£2,000year to 5 April 2025
Jesuit Refugee Service (International Office)
£2,000year to 5 April 2025
Assoc. of Br. Carmels Charitable Tr. (Ch. No. 1070369)
£1,500year to 5 April 2025
CAFOD (Ch. No. 285776)
£1,500year to 5 April 2025

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 grant to individuals.

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 5 April 2021	£230,132	£267,942	—	Accounts for year to 5 April 2021
year to 5 April 2022	£216,448	£254,264	—	Accounts for year to 5 April 2022
year to 5 April 2023	£229,486	£307,333	—	Accounts for year to 5 April 2023
year to 5 April 2024	£226,353	£315,412	—	Accounts for year to 5 April 2024
year to 5 April 2025	£233,291	£311,208	£55,750	Accounts for year to 5 April 2025

Grants paid, year to 5 April 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.