THE WORKWELL TRUST

Registered charity 1078553 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The making of gifts usually to other charitable organisations and often for the advancement of the Christian faith.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE SAME FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) TO APPLY THE SAME FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THIS DEED

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Basingstoke and Deane, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£79k
Latest spending
£54k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £156,457 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by investment income and gains. Per the trustees' report, total unrestricted funds stood at £2,562,178, with free reserves of £414,280 held to meet operational requirements and existing donation obligations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income
“Investment income 59,112”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient reserves are held to meet operational requirements, along with existing donation obligations (reserves figure: £414k)
“The charity has a policy that sufficient reserves are held to meet operational requirements, along with existing donation obligations. The charity does not feel holding a set level of reserves is required, due to the limited obligations that it holds.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 31/12/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£134k
Reserves (reported)
£659k
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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.

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
31/12/2025£79k£54k
31/12/2024£78k£47k
31/12/2023£1.7m£134k
31/12/2022£18k£52k
31/12/2021£115k£79k

Common questions

Is THE WORKWELL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £156,457 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by investment income and gains. Per the trustees' report, total unrestricted funds stood at £2,562,178, with free reserves of £414,280 held to meet operational requirements and existing donation obligations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST1£94k
CLASSQUOTE LIMITED1£30k
KMB ESTATES1£18k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE WORKWELL TRUST£79k—0unclear—no doubt
WALNEY COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£180k—0unclear—noted
THE CMW CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£83k—0unclear—no doubt
TRUSTWELL LIMITED FY2025£162k—0above—no doubt
POEL TZEDEK CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£934k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BOTHWELL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£123k——unclear—no doubt

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