THE SARA LEE TRUST FUND
Registered charity 1055048 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
An independent, local charity providing complementary therapies, counselling and creative therapies to people in Hastings and Rother living through cancer and other serious illness; with support for their families and carers.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the Trust ended the financial year with a non-recurrent surplus of £48,692, resulting in total funds of £2,332,914. However, the trustees report an annual funding gap of over £250,000 and note that the unpredictable financial environment presents a considerable ongoing challenge to sustainability. The charity aims to reach a sustainable breakeven position by 2029, relying on securing additional funding to avoid interim cost-cutting measures.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: nine months of recurrent operational expenditure (held: £355k)
“unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to approximately 9 months of recurrent operational expenditure (i.e. £315,000).” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Sara Lee Trading Ltd
“The Trust has a trading company called the Sara Lee Trading Ltd” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Sara Lee Trust Fund (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£77k
Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
- MICHAEL LEARchair
- ANNIE JEANETTE CRYAR
- Cara Grant
- DEBORAH ANNE HARGREAVES
- Gaby Hill
- Marcus Baughurst
- Mary Midgley
- Mike Morton
- Peter Matthews
- Stephen Robinson
- Sue Morton
- Tim Lee
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: East Sussex
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE SARA LEE TRUST FUND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust ended the financial year with a non-recurrent surplus of £48,692, resulting in total funds of £2,332,914. However, the trustees report an annual funding gap of over £250,000 and note that the unpredictable financial environment presents a considerable ongoing challenge to sustainability. The charity aims to reach a sustainable breakeven position by 2029, relying on securing additional funding to avoid interim cost-cutting measures. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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