THE CHARITIES ADVISORY TRUST

Registered charity 1040487 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To;- promote charitable giving through Card Aid and the Good Gifts Catalogue- provide opportunities to help others through volunteering (Knit for Peace - knitting for those in need at home and abroad)- provide advice and practical help to charities to enable them to be more effective. - create and fund income generating activities which provide employment and are sustainable.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£349k

Latest spending

£436k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £38,902 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £2,570,929 to £2,532,027. The trustees confirmed that unrestricted reserves of £301,597 are sufficient to meet foreseeable needs and risks, and the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)

“One employee received total emoluments, excluding employer national insurance and pension contributions, in excess of £60,000 within the band £70,000 - £80,000.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee received total emoluments, excluding employer national insurance and pension contributions, in excess of £60,000 within the band £70,000 - £80,000.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Donations and Legacies (73% of income)

“Total Income 65,409 283,743 349,152 364,997” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient to meet foreseeable needs and risks (held: £302k)

“The current level of reserves is considered sufficient to meet foreseeable needs and risks, taking account of planned expenditure and anticipated income.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: David Russell received £6,000 remuneration through Ashben Ltd.

“Mr Russell received remunerated £6,000 through Ashben Ltd for the year ended 30 June 2025.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Greenway Hotels Private Limited

“The Charity has a subsidiary called Greenway Hotels Private Limited, a company registered in India, established to preserve historic buildings by refurbishing them for sustainable use in tourist ventures.” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £90,000 - £100,000 (FY2024) to £70,001 - £80,000 (FY2025).
Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (FY2024) → 1 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2023)

Total income

£547k

Total spending

£747k

Cost of raising funds

£15k

Reserves (reported)

£1.3m

Employees

5

Reported reserves equal ~21.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 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: 2.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID RUSSELL · trustee of 3 other charities
Rowena Dunn
Sandra Fontano · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Angola · Dominica · Ghana · India · Israel · Kenya · Malawi · Northern Ireland · Rwanda · Scotland · Sierra Leone · South Africa

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£349k	£436k
30/06/2024	£365k	£568k
30/06/2023	£547k	£747k
30/06/2022	£714k	£764k
30/06/2021	£609k	£725k

Common questions

Is THE CHARITIES ADVISORY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £38,902 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £2,570,929 to £2,532,027. The trustees confirmed that unrestricted reserves of £301,597 are sufficient to meet foreseeable needs and risks, and the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE CHARITIES ADVISORY TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/03/2021	£95k	Knit for Peace
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/12/2015	£50k	Knit for Peace

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
BARNSBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£22k
SOUTHAMPTON ROW TRUST LIMITED	1	£3.2m
UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation	1	£2.6m
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1.8m
CHK Foundation	1	£221k
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£205k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	1	£131k
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION	1	£70k

Charities like this

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

CHARITIES TRUST income £74.4m
THE CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION income £1390.6m
MONEY ADVICE TRUST income £19.9m
THE CADOGAN CHARITY income £2.1m
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST income £212k
YAD TOIVA (THE KIND HAND) TRUST income £235k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE CHARITIES ADVISORY TRUST	£349k	£70,001 - £80,000	1	above	—	no doubt
CHARITIES TRUST FY2025	£74.4m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION FY2025	£1390.6m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MONEY ADVICE TRUST FY2025	£19.9m	£140,000 - £149,999	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CADOGAN CHARITY FY2025	£2.1m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£212k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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