ROSS RUSSELL TRUST

Registered charity 1022570 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income

£169k

Latest spending

£131k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the trust holds free reserves (represented by quoted investments and cash) totaling £6,295,940 as of 5 April 2025. The trust generated net income of £168,618 after expenses and paid out £131,000 in charitable donations during the year. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were found that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Gift from settlors

“During the year the Settlors made a gift to the Trust of shares with a value of £246,055.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Duncan Ross Russell · trustee of 2 other charities
Graham Ross Russell
JEAN MARGARET ROSS RUSSELL
Neil Ross Russell

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£169k	£131k
05/04/2024	£171k	£318k
05/04/2023	£173k	£209k
05/04/2022	£167k	£530k
05/04/2021	£126k	£278k

Common questions

Is ROSS RUSSELL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the trust holds free reserves (represented by quoted investments and cash) totaling £6,295,940 as of 5 April 2025. The trust generated net income of £168,618 after expenses and paid out £131,000 in charitable donations during the year. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were found that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records. 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
M O CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1.2m

Charities like this

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

THE JEANNINE VASSILIOU CHARITABLE TRUST income £115k
THE LYNNE AND NIGEL ROSS CHARITABLE TRUST income £284k
RICHMOND TRUST FUND income £220k
RAVENSIDE TRUST income £458k
THE ROZAC CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.3m
The Rockspring Charitable Trust income £1.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ROSS RUSSELL TRUST	£169k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE JEANNINE VASSILIOU CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£115k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LYNNE AND NIGEL ROSS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£284k	—	above	—	no doubt
RICHMOND TRUST FUND FY2025	£220k	—	above	—	no doubt
RAVENSIDE TRUST FY2025	£458k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROZAC CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£1.3m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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