THE ROSS WARBURTON CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1062844 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General charitable purposes. The charity's main objective is to make grants to various charitable bodies which mainly benefit children, young people and voluntary bodies

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Latest income

£2.6m

Latest spending

£156k

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased significantly to £4,298,764, driven largely by a non-cash donation of shares valued at £2,517,283. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £2,452,737, supported by investment gains and income, with no fundraising activities undertaken. The trustees confirmed that systems are in place to mitigate major risks and that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Michael Walker received £796 in trustees' fees.

“Michael Walker received £796 of trustees' fees during the year (2024: £1,111).” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Michael Walker received £796 of trustees' fees during the year (2024: £1,111).

“Michael Walker received £796 of trustees' fees during the year (2024: £1,111). During the year, W Ross Warburton donated shares with a value of £2,517,283 and cash of £5,000 to the charity (2024: nil). ” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PJE Chartered Accountants. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income

£2.6m

Total spending

£156k

Cost of raising funds

£6k

Reserves (reported)

£4.3m

Employees

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

WILLIAM ROSS WARBURTONchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Mark Widdup
Michael Walker

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£2.6m	£156k
31/03/2024	£59k	£61k
31/03/2023	£23k	£49k
31/03/2022	£39k	£133k
31/03/2021	£55k	£319k

Common questions

Is THE ROSS WARBURTON CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased significantly to £4,298,764, driven largely by a non-cash donation of shares valued at £2,517,283. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £2,452,737, supported by investment gains and income, with no fundraising activities undertaken. The trustees confirmed that systems are in place to mitigate major risks and that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PJE Chartered Accountants.

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
BRIGHOUSE WEST YORKSHIRE AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN	1	£8k

Charities like this

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

THE ROTHES CHARITABLE TRUST income £148k
THE LYNNE AND NIGEL ROSS CHARITABLE TRUST income £284k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY income £1.8m
GIVINGWORKS income £1.4m
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust income £234k
ROYAL ENGINEERS CENTRAL CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ROSS WARBURTON CHARITABLE TRUST	£2.6m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROTHES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£148k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE LYNNE AND NIGEL ROSS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£284k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY FY2024	£1.8m	—	below	—	no doubt
GIVINGWORKS FY2025	£1.4m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust FY2025	£234k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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