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THE SEDBURY TRUST

Registered charity 1012875 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SEDBURY EDUCATIONAL TRUST

To support children in need in Gloucestershire

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£140k
Latest spending
£80k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £5,060,647, supported by investment gains of £23,096 and net incoming resources of £60,107. The charity holds substantial liquid assets in the form of listed investments valued at £4,815,365, with no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries. The trustees and auditors confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 34.1% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Costs of raising funds totalled £47,852 (2024: £44,320) leaving net incoming resources before gains and losses on investments for the year of £60,107 (2024: net outgoing resources of £5,055).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: all income applied towards objectives (held: £5.1m)
“From 23 March 2013 all income of the Trust has been applied towards the objectives of the Trust.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hazlewoods LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£140k£80k
31/03/2024£139k£76k
31/03/2023£148k£114k
31/03/2022£127k£306k
31/03/2021£131k£165k

Common questions

Is THE SEDBURY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £5,060,647, supported by investment gains of £23,096 and net incoming resources of £60,107. The charity holds substantial liquid assets in the form of listed investments valued at £4,815,365, with no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries. The trustees and auditors confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hazlewoods 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
THE CHARLOTTE HEBER-PERCY CHARITABLE TRUST1£28k
THE BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUST1£25k
The A and J Charitable Trust1£20k
SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUST1£12k
THE NOTGROVE TRUST1£11k
THE FIELDROSE CHARITABLE TRUST1£8k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PHILIP AND ST JAMES, LECKHAMPTON WITH ST CHRISTOPHER'S, WARDEN HILL1£5k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SEDBURY TRUST£140k—0unclear34.1%no doubt
THE SUMMERFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£264k—0unclear—no doubt
SYLVANUS LYSONS CHARITY FY2025£354k—0above—no doubt
GOLDEN VALLEY CHURCH GLOUCESTER TRUST FY2025£166k—0above—no doubt
ST FAITH'S TRUST FY2025£218k—0unclear—no doubt
CHIPPING SODBURY TOWN LANDS CHARITY FY2025£427k—0above—no doubt

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