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THE INDIGO TRUST

Registered charity 1075920 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grant making

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Latest income
£3.5m
Latest spending
£2.5m
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased to £13.9m, supported by a £2.5m donation from the Settlor, although the Trust reported a net operating deficit for the year. The Trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's 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

Largest income source: Donations and gifts (89% of income)
“Donations and gifts - 3,125,000” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£3.5m
Total spending
£2.5m
Cost of raising funds
£34k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (89% 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: 1.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · South Africa · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£3.5m£2.5m
05/04/2024£6.7m£3.7m
05/04/2023£1.6m£2.5m
05/04/2022£284k£1.7m
05/04/2021£2.6m£2.4m

Common questions

Is THE INDIGO TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets increased to £13.9m, supported by a £2.5m donation from the Settlor, although the Trust reported a net operating deficit for the year. The Trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Who funds THE INDIGO TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE INDIGO TRUST as a grant recipient include THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£5.0mTowards core costs and expendable endowment

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MACDONALD-BUCHANAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£145k
THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£6k
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE INDIGO TRUST£3.5m—0unclear—no doubt
THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST FY2025£4.4min excess of £60,0001unclear—no doubt
THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£95.5m——unclear—no doubt
THE J J CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£842k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST FY2025£3.4m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£155.3m—0unclear—no doubt

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