SALTMINE TRUST

Registered charity 1038007 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SALTMINE, TRAILBLAZERS

1. Theatre In Education: productions/workshops in primary & secondary schools that support the RE Curriculum, and also address social issues e.g. knife crime, internet safety.2. Theatre in communities, churches and national theatres.3. Partnerships with national organisations, telling historic stories of their founders & development e.g. YMCA, Mothers' Union.4. Video/media services.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£627k
Latest spending
£623k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a small surplus of £4,438 and positive cash flow, reversing the previous year's deficit. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £186,432, which is above the stated policy target of three months' core operating costs. The charity maintains a stable financial position with healthy cash reserves despite rising operational costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months’ core operating costs (held: £186k)
“Saltmine aims to maintain a minimum level of unrestricted funds broadly equivalent to three months’ core operating costs, The reserves figure at the year-end was £186,432” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by DJH Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£627k
Total spending
£623k
Cost of raising funds
£38k
Reserves (reported)
£465k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~9.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (83% 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: 6.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£627k£623k
31/03/2024£596k£602k
31/03/2023£596k£626k
31/03/2022£497k£487k
31/03/2021£547k£456k

Common questions

Is SALTMINE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a small surplus of £4,438 and positive cash flow, reversing the previous year's deficit. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £186,432, which is above the stated policy target of three months' core operating costs. The charity maintains a stable financial position with healthy cash reserves despite rising operational costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by DJH Audit Limited.

Who funds SALTMINE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SALTMINE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE DEO GLORIA TRUST, THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION, THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, LINDOW, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, ST ALBANS.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DEO GLORIA TRUSTFY2024£7k
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATIONFY2022£6k
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE DEO GLORIA TRUSTFY2023£5kEvangelism
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5kChildren / Young People
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, LINDOWFY2025£4k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, ST ALBANSFY2025£1k
ST PETER'S, SALTLEY TRUSTFY2024£1kThe Dudley Passion Play
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2024£500Miscellaneous
DAGNALL STREET BAPTIST CHURCH ST ALBANSFY2023£370Local Mission
DAGNALL STREET BAPTIST CHURCH ST ALBANSFY2024£370Local Mission
GRACE CHURCH EXETERFY2024£117Charitable Giving
FULHAM AND SOUTH KENSINGTON BRANCH OF THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONFY2023—Student internship and Stafford Passion play

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2022£10kBlast off - Internet safety for the under 11s