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MOUNTSORREL UNITED CHARITIES

Registered charity 1027652 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Invests funds and distributes income to other charities.

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Latest income
£553k
Latest spending
£299k
Registered
1993
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FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1,177,007 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by significant gains on investment assets. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £91,088, which is below the stated policy target of approximately one year’s unrestricted management, administration and support costs.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately one year’s unrestricted management, administration and support costs (held: £91k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain funds that are free reserves at a level that equates to approximately one year’s unrestricted management, administration and support costs.” — page 11
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee overlap with beneficiary charities
“As well as being trustees of Mountsorrel United Charities, Reverend Colin Ernst Resch and Megan Pirt are Trustees of Mountsorrel Educational Fund.” — page 29
“The trustees of Mountsorrel Relief in Need Charity and the Charity of Hugh Phipps are the same as for Mountsorrel United Charities.” — page 29
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee overlap with beneficiary charities
“As well as being trustees of Mountsorrel United Charities, Reverend Colin Ernst Resch and Megan Pirt are Trustees of Mountsorrel Educational Fund.” — page 29
“The trustees of Mountsorrel Relief in Need Charity and the Charity of Hugh Phipps are the same as for Mountsorrel United Charities.” — page 29
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Somerbys Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£553k
Total spending
£299k
Cost of raising funds
£54k
Reserves (reported)
£91k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~3.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£553k£299k
31/12/2023£415k£394k
31/12/2022£1.1m£803k
31/12/2021£318k£750k
31/12/2020£355k£748k

Common questions

Is MOUNTSORREL UNITED CHARITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1,177,007 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by significant gains on investment assets. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £91,088, which is below the stated policy target of approximately one year’s unrestricted management, administration and support costs. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Somerbys Limited.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE JD FOUNDATION1£561k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MOUNTSORREL UNITED CHARITIES£553k—0unclear—no doubt
MOUNTSORREL CHURCH OF ENGLAND FUND FY2024£101k—0within—no doubt
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£124k—0unclear—no doubt
MOUNTSORREL EDUCATIONAL FUND FY2025£152k—0unclear—no doubt
ST SEPULCHRE (FINSBURY) UNITED CHARITIES FY2025£225k—0above—no doubt
CAERSALEM EVANGELICAL CHURCH GORSEINON FY2024£201kUnder £60,0000above—no doubt

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