THE TITUS TRUST

Registered charity 1066751 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE IWERNE TRUST

The Trust provides activity holidays for young people at which the core truths of the Christian faith are explored. In addition, the Trust supports Christian teachers in schools as they run Christian meetings and encourage young people to attend the holidays. The Trust seeks to be transparent in its work and has the support of parents, church leaders and senior figures in UK education.

Objects

TO SEEK BY EVERY AVAILABLE EFFECTIVE MEANS TO MAKE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH A LIVING PRACTICAL ISSUE TO YOUNG PEOPLE HAVING A PRESENT OR PAST ASSOCIATION WITH INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND AND WALES, THIS BEING DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Oxford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £63,576 for the year ended 30 September 2025, primarily due to increased depreciation charges on new software. Despite this deficit, total unrestricted funds remained healthy at £659,949, which is above the trustees' policy threshold of £420,000 (representing five months of staff costs). The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: five months of staff costs (held: £542k)
“The reserve policy states that reserves should cover 5 months of staff costs.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees and related parties donated £30,161 to the Trust.
“During the year ended 30 September 2024, Trustees (and their related parties) donated £30,161 to the Trust” — page 24
“There was one child of a trustee who was employed by the Trust as an associate during the year” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: One child of a trustee was employed by the Trust as an associate.
“During the year ended 30 September 2024, Trustees (and their related parties) donated £30,161 to the Trust” — page 24
“There was one child of a trustee who was employed by the Trust as an associate during the year” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by UHY Ross Brooke. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

  • Volunteers: 845

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Volunteers: 756

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Volunteers: 636

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£1.8m
Cost of raising funds
£149k
Reserves (reported)
£542k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~3.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (61% 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: 8.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£1.7m£1.8m
30/09/2024£1.6m£1.6m
30/09/2023£1.6m£1.6m
30/09/2022£1.7m£1.6m
30/09/2021£1.6m£1.3m

Common questions

Is THE TITUS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £63,576 for the year ended 30 September 2025, primarily due to increased depreciation charges on new software. Despite this deficit, total unrestricted funds remained healthy at £659,949, which is above the trustees' policy threshold of £420,000 (representing five months of staff costs). The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by UHY Ross Brooke.

Who funds THE TITUS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE TITUS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ALMOND TRUST, THE CORNERSTONE WORKS LTD, THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, HIGHFIELD, IN THE DIOCESE OF OXFORD.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALMOND TRUSTFY2024£15kTo support ongoing work and specific projects
THE ALMOND TRUSTFY2025£15kTo support ongoing work and specific projects
THE CORNERSTONE WORKS LTDFY2025£14k
THE CORNERSTONE WORKS LTDFY2023£14k
THE CORNERSTONE WORKS LTDFY2022£14k
THE CORNERSTONE WORKS LTDFY2021£14k
THE CORNERSTONE WORKS LTDFY2024£14k
THE ALMOND TRUSTFY2022£10kTo support ongoing work and specific projects
THE ALMOND TRUSTFY2023£10kTo support ongoing work and specific projects
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUSTFY2024£650
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUSTFY2025£650
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUSTFY2022£600
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, HIGHFIELD, IN THE DIOCESE OF OXFORDFY2025£150Mission giving

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.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE TITUS TRUST£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
TRINITY TRUST TEAM FY2025£50k—0above—no doubt
THE CROSS TEACH TRUST FY2026£362k—0unclear—no doubt
SUTTON SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORKERS TRUST FY2025£87k—0unclear—no doubt
TNT MINISTRIES FY2025£55k—0below—no doubt
TURN TRUST FY2025£672k—0above—noted

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