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COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1049189 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£999k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £1,220,848, which represent cash or liquid funds available for its aims. Per the trustees' report, the charity has sufficient funds to meet all current charitable commitments and continue grant-making activities. The financial review confirms that income increased significantly to £1,135,043, driven by a recovery in royalties from 'The Mousetrap'.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Rawlinson & Hunter Audit LLP.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

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

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

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£999k
Reserves (reported)
£2.0m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~23.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.3m£999k
31/03/2024£1.6m£1.2m
31/03/2023£1.1m£588k
31/03/2022£441k£202k
31/03/2021£5k£101k

Common questions

Is COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £1,220,848, which represent cash or liquid funds available for its aims. Per the trustees' report, the charity has sufficient funds to meet all current charitable commitments and continue grant-making activities. The financial review confirms that income increased significantly to £1,135,043, driven by a recovery in royalties from 'The Mousetrap'. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Rawlinson & Hunter Audit LLP.

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 JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£20k

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