THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1000147 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£8.8m
Latest spending
£9.0m
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Charity is reliant on income from the Bonavero family and Gift Aid, with total income increasing to £8,834,184 in the year ended April 2025. Per the trustees' report, the Charity aims to spend the majority of its funds in the short term while maintaining prudent reserves, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £1,482,330 at year-end. The Charity does not actively fundraise and is funded annually by the Bonavero family.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: prudent level of reserves to cover working capital and any emergency grants (held: £1.5m)
The Charity aims to spend the majority of its funds in the short term whilst maintaining a prudent level of reserves to cover working capital and any emergency grants which may be required. — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cottons Accountants LLP.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)

Total income
£8.8m
Total spending
£9.0m
Reserves (reported)
£1.5m
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£8.8m£9.0m
30/04/2024£7.5m£7.2m
30/04/2023£6.4m£6.2m
30/04/2022£5.4m£5.1m
30/04/2021£4.7m£4.2m

Common questions

Is THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the Charity is reliant on income from the Bonavero family and Gift Aid, with total income increasing to £8,834,184 in the year ended April 2025. Per the trustees' report, the Charity aims to spend the majority of its funds in the short term while maintaining prudent reserves, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £1,482,330 at year-end. The Charity does not actively fundraise and is funded annually by the Bonavero family. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cottons Accountants LLP.

Who funds THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION, THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATIONFY2025£105k
THE BARROW CADBURY TRUSTFY2025£100k

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