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THE CHEVIOT TRUST 1976

Registered charity 1080469 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Property holding trust

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Latest income
£234k
Latest spending
£113k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £4,805,833 at the year end, despite adopting a policy of maintaining no significant reserves. The trustees report that running costs are currently met by the Manor Gospel Trust and 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

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £4.8m; policy: no significant reserves)
“There were no free reserves at the year end. (2024: Nil)” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Trust has no paid staff or paid Trustees.
“The Trust has no paid staff or paid Trustees.” — page 14
“The Trust has no paid staff or paid Trustees.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Trust has no paid staff or paid Trustees.
“The Trust has no paid staff or paid Trustees.” — page 14
“The Trust has no paid staff or paid Trustees.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Trust has no paid staff or paid Trustees.
“The Trust has no paid staff or paid Trustees.” — page 14
“The Trust has no paid staff or paid Trustees.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2024)

Total income
£810k
Total spending
£135k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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).

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£234k£113k
05/04/2024£810k£135k
05/04/2023£3.8m£132k
05/04/2022£22k£706k
05/04/2021£13k£13k

Common questions

Is THE CHEVIOT TRUST 1976 financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £4,805,833 at the year end, despite adopting a policy of maintaining no significant reserves. The trustees report that running costs are currently met by the Manor Gospel Trust and confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.