MINSTHORPE CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1065656 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HAPPY DAYS CHILDRENS CENTRE

Minsthorpe Charitable Trust is set up to help the advancement of lifelong learning for the students of Minsthorpe Community College and the community it serves.The Trust also owns and manages a 0-5 nursery and a 2-5 sessional daycare centre in the community

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£847k

Latest spending

£585k

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £262,026 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total income rising to £846,999. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £457,527, which exceeds the stated policy target of £300,000. The charity holds significant cash reserves of £418,108 and has no disclosed material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Grants (70% of income)

“Grant Income: £591,864 from Wakefield Metropolitan District Council” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months’ operating costs (£300,000) and allocate £150,000 for future capital projects (held: £458k)

“The Trustees aim to maintain reserves sufficient for six months’ operating costs (£300,000) and allocate £150,000 for future capital projects.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: T & C C Limited

“The Trust also owns a wholly - owned non - charitable subsidiary, T & C C Limited, which operates a sports and fitness facility.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income

£847k

Total spending

£585k

Reserves (reported)

£507k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~10.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (70% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Julia Morgan
Mark Gilmore
Terry Boughen

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£847k	£585k
30/09/2024	£569k	£571k
30/09/2023	£535k	£513k
30/09/2022	£490k	£521k
30/09/2021	£394k	£451k

Common questions

Is MINSTHORPE CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £262,026 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total income rising to £846,999. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £457,527, which exceeds the stated policy target of £300,000. The charity holds significant cash reserves of £418,108 and has no disclosed material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of MINSTHORPE CHARITABLE TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

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
MATER ECCLESIAE CIO	1	£190k
MJB CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£145k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£120k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	1	£86k
THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£75k
CHRISTOS LAZARI FOUNDATION	1	£69k
THE PERIVOLI FOUNDATION	1	£65k
THE REED FOUNDATION	1	£60k

Charities like this

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

MINSTEAD TRUST income £8.7m
WOODTHORPE DEVELOPMENT TRUST income £307k
COPTHORNE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED income £2.6m
ST AIDAN'S DAY NURSERY TRUST income £1.1m
THE ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES CHARITABLE TRUST income £314k
MINIK KARDES LTD income £2.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MINSTHORPE CHARITABLE TRUST	£847k	Under £60,000	0	above	—	no doubt
MINSTEAD TRUST FY2025	£8.7m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
WOODTHORPE DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025	£307k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COPTHORNE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£2.6m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST AIDAN'S DAY NURSERY TRUST FY2025	£1.1m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£314k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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