SUMNER WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1018852 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

MAKES GRANTS AND DONATIONS TO CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE WITHIN THE CURRENT GRANT MAKING POLICY. THE TRUSTEES DO NOT CONSIDER UNSOLICITED APPLICATIONS.

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Latest income

£136k

Latest spending

£277k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased to £136,138.62 from £141,741.98 in the prior year, while charitable expenditure rose significantly to £277,444.84, resulting in a net expenditure for the period. Despite this, the charity maintains substantial unrestricted reserves of £6,409,619.18, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to meet future objectives and ongoing grant commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to meet its objectives in future years (held: £6.4m)

“The Trustees aim to ensure that the Trust has sufficient funds to meet its objectives in future years.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

AMANDA WORDSWORTH SUMNER CHRISTIE
ANNE-MARIE CHALLEN
Samantha Fletcher

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	£136k	£277k
05/04/2024	£142k	£105k
05/04/2023	£126k	£366k
05/04/2022	£125k	£193k
05/04/2021	£99k	£183k

Common questions

Is SUMNER WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased to £136,138.62 from £141,741.98 in the prior year, while charitable expenditure rose significantly to £277,444.84, resulting in a net expenditure for the period. Despite this, the charity maintains substantial unrestricted reserves of £6,409,619.18, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to meet future objectives and ongoing grant commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
SIR JOSEPH WILLIAMSON'S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£183k
RICHARD WATTS AND THE CITY OF ROCHESTER ALMSHOUSE CHARITIES	1	£200

Charities like this

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

BRIDGE TRUST income £297k
THE A M CHARITABLE TRUST income £157k
THE ROSEMARIE NATHANSON CHARITABLE TRUST income £376k
SIR JOSEPH WILLIAMSON'S CHARITABLE TRUST income £187k
THE JORDAN MAX GOODMAN CHARITABLE TRUST income £227k
TOBY AND REGINA WYLES CHARITABLE TRUST income £449k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SUMNER WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST	£136k	—	above	—	no doubt
BRIDGE TRUST FY2023	£297k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE A M CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£157k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROSEMARIE NATHANSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£376k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SIR JOSEPH WILLIAMSON'S CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£187k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE JORDAN MAX GOODMAN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£227k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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