THOMAS HOWELL'S TRUST

Registered charity 1004185 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of education through the distribution of the net income of the Trust to Howell's School, Llandaff in South Wales for the maintenance of the girls' school, and the provision of more general educational support for young people throughout North Wales via Thomas Howell's Education Fund for North Wales.

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Latest income
£643k
Latest spending
£642k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is adequately resourced to continue its operations, with total net assets increasing to £25,734,975 due to significant investment gains of £2,112,618. The charity holds no unrestricted reserves, as all available income is distributed in accordance with its governing scheme, leaving only a small surplus of £19,647 in the restricted Portion and Endowment Fund.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£643k
Total spending
£642k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£643k£642k
31/07/2024£636k£636k
31/07/2023£632k£631k
31/07/2022£632k£631k
31/07/2021£632k£631k

Common questions

Is THOMAS HOWELL'S TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is adequately resourced to continue its operations, with total net assets increasing to £25,734,975 due to significant investment gains of £2,112,618. The charity holds no unrestricted reserves, as all available income is distributed in accordance with its governing scheme, leaving only a small surplus of £19,647 in the restricted Portion and Endowment Fund. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

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
MATER ECCLESIAE CIO1£190k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE THOMAS HOWELL'S EDUCATION FUND FOR NORTH WALES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THOMAS HOWELL'S TRUST£643k—0unclear—no doubt
THE THOMAS HOWELL'S EDUCATION FUND FOR NORTH WALES FY2025£360k—0above—no doubt
THE ELWYN THOMAS MEMORIAL FUND FY2024£156k—0unclear—not going concern
THE THOMAS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£946k—0unclear—no doubt
GLAMORGAN FURTHER EDUCATION TRUST FUND FY2025£128k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HOWE GREEN EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£2.0m£60,001 - £70,0002unclear—no doubt

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