THE DRINKS TRUST

Registered charity 1023376 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BENEVOLENT, THE WINE AND SPIRIT TRADES BENELOVENT SOCIETY, THE WINE AND SPIRIT TRADES BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

Latest income

£1.0m

Latest spending

£1.2m

Registered

1993

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£1.0m

Total spending

£1.2m

Cost of raising funds

£140k

Reserves (reported)

£5.3m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~51.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Antony David Watson
Benedict Anthony Knollys
Georgina Haughton
Hayley Easton
Ian Anthony Burrell
Ian Bray
Jennie Baernreuther
Laura Willoughby
Martin Dibben
Neil Peter Barker
Nicola Forrest
Susan Martindale · trustee of 1 other charity
Timothy James Clay

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£1.0m	£1.2m
31/12/2023	£1.0m	£1.4m
31/12/2022	£1.2m	£1.6m
31/12/2021	£1.4m	£1.5m
31/12/2020	£2.4m	£2.1m

Common questions

Who funds THE DRINKS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE DRINKS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE VINTNERS' FOUNDATION, THE DISTILLERS' CHARITY, Academie du Vin Foundation, THE INNHOLDERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE GUNTER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
THE VINTNERS' FOUNDATION	FY2023	£45k
THE VINTNERS' FOUNDATION	FY2025	£30k
THE VINTNERS' FOUNDATION	FY2024	£30k
THE DISTILLERS' CHARITY	FY2025	£27k
Academie du Vin Foundation	FY2023	£20k
THE INNHOLDERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£13k
THE GUNTER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k
THE GUNTER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£530