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THE FREMANTLE TRUST

Registered charity 1014986 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing care and support for older people and people with learning disabilities. Services for older people include care homes, care homes with nursing, specialist dementia care, extra care and day care. Respite care services are also offered. Services for people with learning disabilities include supported living schemes, registered care homes, respite care and day activities.

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Latest income
£49.5m
Latest spending
£49.3m
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust reported an unrestricted operating surplus of £0.3m for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total net assets increasing to £2m. However, the Trustees identified a material uncertainty regarding going concern due to the Trust's dependence on non-legally binding financial support from its parent company, OSJCT.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum cash balance of £0.2m (held: £1.9m)
“The Board of Trustees believe that to allow appropriate future cover for continuing operating costs, the charity should maintain positive reserves and hold a minimum cash balance of £0.2m.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed
“The financial support from the parent Charitable Company is not legally binding and therefore may be withdrawn. The Trustees consider that this is a material uncertainty related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt upon the Trust’s ability to continue as a going concern” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Management services provided by parent
“During the year, The Orders of St Johns Care Trust provided management services to the Trust equating to £982,000 (2024: In-kind services equated to £147,000). At 31 March 2025, £59,000 was outstanding.” — page 26
“During the year, The Orders of St Johns Care Trust procured good and services on behalf of the Trust amounting to £1,409,000 (2024: £Nil). At 31 March 2025, £93,000 was outstanding.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Procurement of goods/services by parent
“During the year, The Orders of St Johns Care Trust provided management services to the Trust equating to £982,000 (2024: In-kind services equated to £147,000). At 31 March 2025, £59,000 was outstanding.” — page 26
“During the year, The Orders of St Johns Care Trust procured good and services on behalf of the Trust amounting to £1,409,000 (2024: £Nil). At 31 March 2025, £93,000 was outstanding.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Project management services by parent
“During the year, The Orders of St Johns Care Trust provided management services to the Trust equating to £982,000 (2024: In-kind services equated to £147,000). At 31 March 2025, £59,000 was outstanding.” — page 26
“During the year, The Orders of St Johns Care Trust procured good and services on behalf of the Trust amounting to £1,409,000 (2024: £Nil). At 31 March 2025, £93,000 was outstanding.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Supplier rebates shared by parent
“During the year, The Orders of St Johns Care Trust provided management services to the Trust equating to £982,000 (2024: In-kind services equated to £147,000). At 31 March 2025, £59,000 was outstanding.” — page 26
“During the year, The Orders of St Johns Care Trust procured good and services on behalf of the Trust amounting to £1,409,000 (2024: £Nil). At 31 March 2025, £93,000 was outstanding.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Leonard Pulham Limited
“Since 12 May 2020, the Charity has been the Parent of Leonard Pulham Limited which is a registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014. The subsidiary was a former care home for old people until May 2020 when it closed and has not re-opened.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Corporate structure

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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Company officers (Companies House)

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Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

19 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: The Fremantle Trust — Registered, 52 registered locations, 3 regulated activities, last inspected 04/08/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (8,420 followers) · instagram (1,478 followers)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£49.5m
Total spending
£49.3m
Reserves (reported)
£2.0m
Employees
1,411

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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 (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet · Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Central Bedfordshire · Harrow · Hertfordshire · Milton Keynes · Windsor And Maidenhead

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£49.5m£49.3m
31/03/2024£48.1m£49.7m
31/03/2023£44.3m£44.4m
31/03/2022£43.5m£43.5m
31/03/2021£45.2m£46.6m

Common questions

Is THE FREMANTLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust reported an unrestricted operating surplus of £0.3m for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total net assets increasing to £2m. However, the Trustees identified a material uncertainty regarding going concern due to the Trust's dependence on non-legally binding financial support from its parent company, OSJCT. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BDO 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 WILL CHARITABLE TRUST2£80k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED2£36k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITED2£10k
THE BURRY CHARITABLE TRUST1—
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£374k
THE GERALD MICKLEM CHARITABLE TRUST1£227k
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£103k
CANTIACORUM FOUNDATION1£86k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FAMILY CARE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE FREMANTLE TRUST£49.5m——above—material uncertainty
FAMILY CARE TRUST FY2025£4.2m—0unclear—no doubt
THE ORDERS OF ST JOHN CARE TRUST FY2025£233.6m——unclear—no doubt
HF TRUST LIMITED FY2025£85.0m——unclear50.0%material uncertainty
MILESTONES TRUST FY2025£41.1m——within21.4%no doubt
MARTHA TRUST FY2024£8.3m——unclear—no doubt

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