THE RUNNYMEDE TRUST
Registered charity 1063609 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £507k for the year, reducing total funds to £1.68m. However, unrestricted reserves stood at £760k, which the trustees confirm exceeds their stated policy target of three months' core expenditure. The trustees consider the charity a going concern with no material uncertainties, despite budgeting for a further planned deficit in 2025.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months core expenditure (held: £760k)
“The Board of Trustees considers it prudent to maintain a sum equivalent to three months core expenditure in unrestricted funds to maintain the ongoing operations of the Charity.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A trustee is also a trustee of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, a donor to the charity.
“There are no related party transactions to disclose for the financial year, except for a trusteee who is also a trustee of Joseph Rowntree Foundation for both the current year and previous year.” — page 44
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Runnymede Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- WRIGHT, Victoria April Sophie — director, appointed 10/03/2025on trustee list
- HAMZAHEE, Patricia — director, appointed 10/03/2025not on trustee list
- PAUL, Geethanjalie Rosemarie — director, appointed 10/03/2025not on trustee list
- TAY, Kafui Azaglo — director, appointed 10/03/2025on trustee list
- WINTER, Aaron Zave — director, appointed 10/03/2025on trustee list
- KINNAIR, Donna — director, appointed 15/04/2024on trustee list
- CHEUNG, Lai-Har — director, appointed 16/03/2020not on trustee list
- SOLANKE, Iyiola, Dr — director, appointed 01/10/2019on trustee list
- ELAHI, Farah — director, appointed 12/12/2017on trustee list
- GOODFELLOW, Maya — director, appointed 12/12/2017on trustee list
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£42k
Reported reserves equal ~9.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (12/01/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Dame Donna Kinnair
- Dr Aaron Winter
- Dr Iyiola Solanke
- Farah Elahi
- Kafui Tay
- Maya Goodfellow
- Patricia Hamzahee OBE FRSA
- Victoria Wright
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE RUNNYMEDE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £507k for the year, reducing total funds to £1.68m. However, unrestricted reserves stood at £760k, which the trustees confirm exceeds their stated policy target of three months' core expenditure. The trustees consider the charity a going concern with no material uncertainties, despite budgeting for a further planned deficit in 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
Who funds THE RUNNYMEDE TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE RUNNYMEDE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE TUDOR TRUST, THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION, THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FREELANDS FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE T.K. MAXX AND HOMESENSE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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