SANCTUARY TRUST LIMITED
Registered charity 1020295 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Relief of Poverty
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £134,785 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing total funds to £523,220. The trustees consider the state of the charity's affairs to be satisfactory and look to the future with confidence, noting no material uncertainties regarding its 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
Reserves policy: three to four months unrestricted expenditure (held: £176k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain free reserves, which are unrestricted funds less fixed assets included therein (see note 22 to the accounts), at a level which equates to approximately three to four months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by KM. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sanctuary Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £220k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (26/03/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- JULIE KATHRYN LATHAMchair
- Ernest Michael Fowler · trustee of 1 other charity
- JOHN EDWARDS · trustee of 2 other charities
- Jonathan Sankey
- Rev CARL RYAN MCCANN MA. BA. TH
- Sarah Riding
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Conwy · Denbighshire · Flintshire · Gwynedd · Isle Of Anglesey · Lancashire · Manchester City · Wrexham
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SANCTUARY TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £134,785 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing total funds to £523,220. The trustees consider the state of the charity's affairs to be satisfactory and look to the future with confidence, noting no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by KM.
Who funds SANCTUARY TRUST LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SANCTUARY TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR THE CHANNEL ISLANDS, THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE DOROTHY WHITNEY ELMHIRST TRUST, THE NORTH WALES POLICE AND COMMUNITY TRUST, THE WOGEN ANNIVERSARY TRUST.
Known funders
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