THE CHARTER 600 CHARITY
The Charity supports a range of voluntary organisations, usually community-based and grass roots with modest grants typically one-off payments.
Objects
TO APPLY THE INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND TO SUCH CHARITIES OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN SUCH SHARES AND PROPORTIONS AND GENERALLY IN SUCH MANNER IN ALL RESPECTS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR DISCRETION DECIDE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the Charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,640,329, which the Trustee identifies as excess free reserves of £120,537 above its stated grant-making intentions. The Trustee confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern, supported by a rolling five-year financial forecast.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 47
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 49
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 49
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £122k | £448 |
| 31/03/2024 | £107k | £52k |
| 31/03/2023 | £103k | £58k |
| 31/03/2022 | £95k | £59k |
| 31/03/2021 | £81k | £87k |
Common questions
Is THE CHARTER 600 CHARITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,640,329, which the Trustee identifies as excess free reserves of £120,537 above its stated grant-making intentions. The Trustee confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern, supported by a rolling five-year financial forecast. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE ROZAC CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £12k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE CHARTER 600 CHARITY | £122k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE CHARTERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUST | £58k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE RELIEF TRUST | £39k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SCJM CHARITABLE TRUST | £54k | — | 0 | below | — | noted |
| M I CHARITABLE TRUST | £21k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| M O CHARITABLE TRUST | £146k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |