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THE ARCHER TRUST

Registered charity 1033534 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Making charitable grants, mainly to small charities which provide support to defined groups of disadvantaged or marginalised people, which are competently managed and which would be significantly assisted by a grant of between £1,000 and £5,000.

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Latest income
£104k
Latest spending
£427k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased by £349,679 to £3,553,236, driven by a net loss on investments and increased grant distributions. The trustees note that the current level of grants is not sustainable in the long term and intend to continue seeking investment returns to maintain capital value. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: keep the balance on the general fund close to zero (held: £3.6m)
“It is the policy of the trustees to spend the income of the general fund on charitable grants so as to keep the balance on the general fund close to zero.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Legacy from late Trustee
“The legacy income recognised during the year ending April 2025 was from the estate of a late Trustee, Mrs Catherine Archer.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2023)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£376k
Cost of raising funds
£13k
Reserves (reported)
£4.2m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~133.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£104k£427k
05/04/2024£114k£373k
05/04/2023£1.3m£376k
05/04/2022£1.3m£274k
05/04/2021£194k£166k

Common questions

Is THE ARCHER TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased by £349,679 to £3,553,236, driven by a net loss on investments and increased grant distributions. The trustees note that the current level of grants is not sustainable in the long term and intend to continue seeking investment returns to maintain capital value. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
CHELSEA ACADEMY FOUNDATION1£70k
CORAM LIFE EDUCATION1£20k
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GREAT BRITAIN1£4k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ARCHER TRUST£104k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ARCHIE SHERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£1.3m—0above—no doubt
The A and J Charitable Trust FY2025£590k—0unclear—no doubt
FOWLER SMITH AND JONES TRUST FY2025£764k—0below—no doubt
THE A. H. TRUST FY2025£359k——unclear—no doubt
THE JOHN ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£9.2m—0above—no doubt

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