THE CAXTON TRUST

Registered charity 1072425 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CATCH UP · also registered in Scotland as SC047557 (OSCR)

To address the problem of underachievement that has its roots in literacy and numeracy difficulties

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Latest income

£160k

Latest spending

£211k

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £166,394, which exceeds the trustees' policy target of three to six months of core costs (£44,907 to £89,814). However, the charity reported a net deficit of £56,604 for the year, driven by reduced training demand and the final expenditure of grant costs, with a further deficit expected in 2025.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of core costs, currently estimated to be between £44,907 and £89,814 (held: £166k)

“The aim of Trustees is to achieve a level of unrestricted reserves equivalent to between three to six months of core costs, currently estimated to be between £44,907 and £89,814.” — page 8

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kevin J. Rhind. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income

£559k

Total spending

£501k

Reserves (reported)

£256k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~6.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (68% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Gerard Hubert Lane · trustee of 1 other charity
Jocelyn Atholl Stuart-Grumbar
VANESSA EMMETT · trustee of 1 other charity
William Alan Warner

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

Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£160k	£211k
31/12/2024	£183k	£239k
31/12/2023	£255k	£349k
31/12/2022	£559k	£501k
31/12/2021	£754k	£585k

Common questions

Is THE CAXTON TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £166,394, which exceeds the trustees' policy target of three to six months of core costs (£44,907 to £89,814). However, the charity reported a net deficit of £56,604 for the year, driven by reduced training demand and the final expenditure of grant costs, with a further deficit expected in 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Kevin J. Rhind.

Who funds THE CAXTON TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CAXTON TRUST as a grant recipient include FOUNDATIONS - WHAT WORKS CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
FOUNDATIONS - WHAT WORKS CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES	FY2023	£134k	Pine Progression
FOUNDATIONS - WHAT WORKS CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES	FY2022	£7k	NOREAM/Rapid Reviews

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The Mercers' Company	06/03/2020	£349k	Grant to The Caxton Trust trading as Catch Up