RICHARD SHUTTLEWORTH TRUSTEES

Registered charity 1012224 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SHUTTLEWORTH COLLECTION, THE SHUTTLEWORTH TRUST

Sole Trustee of Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth Remembrance Trust (charity 307534)

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£6.8m
Latest spending
£6.5m
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust generated a net income of £372,000 for the year ended 31 October 2025, an increase from the previous year's £121,000. Per the trustees' report, the Trust maintains significant reserves, including £3,413,000 in free unrestricted funds, and holds total net assets of £106,062,000. The Trustees confirm the Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“In the band £80,001 - £90,000 2” — page 45
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Investment income (39% of income)
“Investment income 39% (2024 - 41%)” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: minimum of £1.4m of funds to be retained within its stocks and shares as liquid assets (held: £3.4m)
“The Trust has identified a minimum of £1.4m of funds to be retained within its stocks and shares as liquid assets to call upon as a strategic reserve.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Old Warden Limited
“A wholly-owned subsidiary company, Old Warden Limited (OWL) manages the commercial operations of the Trust's businesses.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PEM Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

25 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (25 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Total income
£6.8m
Total spending
£6.5m
Cost of raising funds
£2.8m
Reserves (reported)
£3.5m
Employees
46

Reported reserves equal ~6.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (39% 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: 41.2% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£6.8m£6.5m
31/10/2024£6.1m£6.0m
31/10/2023£5.3m£5.2m
31/10/2022£5.9m£6.0m
31/10/2021£5.4m£4.8m

Common questions

Is RICHARD SHUTTLEWORTH TRUSTEES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust generated a net income of £372,000 for the year ended 31 October 2025, an increase from the previous year's £121,000. Per the trustees' report, the Trust maintains significant reserves, including £3,413,000 in free unrestricted funds, and holds total net assets of £106,062,000. The Trustees confirm the Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PEM Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of RICHARD SHUTTLEWORTH TRUSTEES earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band.

Who funds RICHARD SHUTTLEWORTH TRUSTEES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RICHARD SHUTTLEWORTH TRUSTEES as a grant recipient include SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETY, The Connolly Foundation (UK) Limited.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETYFY2024£116kAircraft Spares
SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETYFY2022£98kAircraft Spares
SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETYFY2023£89kAircraft Spares
SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETYFY2022£80kApprentice Support
SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETYFY2022£70kGround Facilities
SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETYFY2022£63kCovid-19 Support
SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETYFY2022£50kGround Facilities
SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETYFY2023£45kMercury Repair
SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETYFY2022£34kClerget Engine acquisition
SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETYFY2022£28kMercury Repair
SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETYFY2024£28kVehicle Spares
SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETYFY2023£25kAir show Fuel support
SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETYFY2024£20kTransit Van
SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETYFY2024£20kAir show Fuel support
SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETYFY2022£20kVehicle Spares
SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETYFY2022£18kGround Facilities
SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETYFY2022£10kGround Facilities
SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETYFY2023£10kVehicle Spares
SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETYFY2022£10kGround Facilities
SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETYFY2023£6kGround Facilities (JCB)
SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETYFY2024£6kPortable Boiler
The Connolly Foundation (UK) LimitedFY2023£6kGrants, Education
SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETYFY2023£6kEducation Match Funding
SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETYFY2024£5kGround Facilities / Sundry
SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETYFY2024£2kBofors Gun
The Connolly Foundation (UK) LimitedFY2024£-1kEducation

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
COUNTYPIER LIMITED1£116k
REIFER MEMORIAL LIMITED1£20k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE RICHARD ORMONDE SHUTTLEWORTH REMEMBRANCE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RICHARD SHUTTLEWORTH TRUSTEES£6.8m£80,001 - £90,000—above—no doubt
THE RICHARD ORMONDE SHUTTLEWORTH REMEMBRANCE TRUST FY2025£6.8m£80,001 - £90,000—above—no doubt
RICHMOND TRUST FUND FY2025£220k—0above—no doubt
the Shoftim Charitable Trust FY2025£546k—0unclear—no doubt
ALEXANDER SHTIEBEL FY2024£248k—0above—no doubt
THE JOHN THORNHILL MEMORIAL TRUST FY2026£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt

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