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THE THALES CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1000162 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE RACAL CHARITABLE TRUST

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Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£155k
Latest spending
£198k
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is solvent and has sufficient funds to meet its immediate needs. The trustees do not set out to create any reserves, seeking instead to give donations equal to the yearly income received. No material deficits or uncertainties regarding the charity's continuation are disclosed.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: The THALES Group of Companies
“The THALES Group of Companies” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The Trust does not set out to create any reserve for any of its funds.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Principal source of funds identified as The THALES Group of Companies.
“The THALES Group of Companies The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.47” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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
31/12/2024£155k£198k
31/12/2023£155k£152k
31/12/2022£175k£145k
31/12/2021£165k£176k
31/12/2020£161k£183k

Common questions

Is THE THALES CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is solvent and has sufficient funds to meet its immediate needs. The trustees do not set out to create any reserves, seeking instead to give donations equal to the yearly income received. No material deficits or uncertainties regarding the charity's continuation are disclosed.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE SPECTRIS FOUNDATION1£200k
THE APAX FOUNDATION1£81k
THE DAVID BROWNLOW CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£250

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ROTHES CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE THALES CHARITABLE TRUST£155k—0below—no doubt
THE ROTHES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£148k—0above—no doubt
THE THOMAS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£946k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FAMILY RICH CHARITIES TRUST FY2024£138k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST FY2025£240k—0unclear—no doubt
RASAWA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£828k—0below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.