THE MONSOON ACCESSORIZE TRUST

Registered charity 1038446 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MONSOON TRUST

Founded in 1994, the Monsoon Accessorize Trust helps women and children in Asia through education, healthcare and income generation projects. www.monsoontrust.org

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£238k

Latest spending

£317k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £78,471 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £657,951 to £579,480. The trustees confirm that the level of reserves available is adequate to fulfil obligations and that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Donations received from operational companies of the Monsoon and Accessorize Brands Group.

“During the period, donations of £123,712 (2024: £213,084) were received from the operational companies of the Monsoon and Accessorize Brands Group including, Accessorize Stores Ltd, Accessorize Brands Ltd, Monsoon Stores Ltd, and Monsoon Brands Ltd. The debtor balance outstanding at period end is £4,169 (2024: £3,707). A Trustee of the Trust is also a non-executive director of each of these entities.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Monsoon Accessorize Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Monsoon — “Thanks to our brands, who fund our operating costs, 100% of your donation goes directly to our projects.” (source page)
Accessorize — “Thanks to our brands, who fund our operating costs, 100% of your donation goes directly to our projects.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Dawn Pine
Mark Holloway
Sophie Emily Gesine Preisig

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · India · Nepal · Sri Lanka · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£238k	£317k
31/08/2024	£348k	£253k
31/08/2023	£352k	£174k
31/08/2022	£197k	£315k
31/08/2021	£44k	£125k

Common questions

Is THE MONSOON ACCESSORIZE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £78,471 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £657,951 to £579,480. The trustees confirm that the level of reserves available is adequate to fulfil obligations and that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. 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
LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALES	1	£53k
BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£40k
THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£30k
THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£14k
THE GURU NANAK NISHKAM SEWAK JATHA (BIRMINGHAM) UK	1	£13k
GILCHRIST EDUCATIONAL TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AL MOHSINEEN CHARITABLE TRUST.

AL MOHSINEEN CHARITABLE TRUST income £198k
THREE MONKIES TRUST income £11.8m
MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUST income £4.1m
ST MONICA TRUST income £53.7m
MOJATU FOUNDATION income £197k
THE MUATH TRUST income £2.8m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE MONSOON ACCESSORIZE TRUST	£238k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
AL MOHSINEEN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£198k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THREE MONKIES TRUST FY2025	£11.8m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£4.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MONICA TRUST FY2024	£53.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MOJATU FOUNDATION FY2025	£197k	—	0	within	—	noted

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