COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1017285 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust derives the bulk of its income from investments and applies it in making grants to other registered charities.

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Latest income

£464k

Latest spending

£330k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £3,663,220 against total net assets of £19,176,383 as of 5 April 2025. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment Income (100% of income)

“The Trust is a grant making charity which derives the bulk of its income from investments.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by UHY Ross Brooke. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

HANS KROHNchair
Daniela Fiennes-Cox
JOHN HEATH

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£464k	£330k
05/04/2024	£484k	£443k
05/04/2023	£424k	£377k
05/04/2022	£356k	£264k
05/04/2021	£364k	£252k

Common questions

Is COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £3,663,220 against total net assets of £19,176,383 as of 5 April 2025. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by UHY Ross Brooke.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£60k

Charities like this

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

THE REGAL TRUST LIMITED income £658k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST income £144k
COLFE'S CHARITABLE TRUST income £283k
THE STOCKWELL/CLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST income £565k
ENGLISH HOLDINGS CHARITABLE TRUST income £398k
THE TRAVERS COX CHARITABLE FOUNDATION income £172k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUST	£464k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE REGAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£658k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£144k	—	below	—	no doubt
COLFE'S CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£283k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE STOCKWELL/CLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£565k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ENGLISH HOLDINGS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£398k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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