Ufi VocTech Trust

Registered charity 1081028 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UFI CHARITABLE TRUST

Makes grants to organisations in support of the charity objects: the advancement of the education of the public;the promotion of industry and commerce for the public benefit.

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£828k

Latest spending

£6.0m

Registered

2000

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £33.95 million, with £25.83 million held in the investment portfolio and a free cash balance of up to £2 million maintained for liquidity. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern, noting that despite net current liabilities, there is sufficient cash to cover them and no intention to reduce spending.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: up to £2m in cash holdings (held: £33.9m)

“A balance of funds (“free reserves”) of up to £2m is maintained in cash holdings within the investment portfolio which can be transferred quickly to meet ongoing liabilities.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grant to AoC

“Final approval was made for a grant of £150,000 to the AoC of which Jeff Greenidge is Director of Diversity and Anthony Bravo a trustee and member of the Board of Directors, with payments of £17,500 being made in the year.” — page 27

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 31/12/2025)

Total income

£828k

Total spending

£6.0m

Cost of raising funds

£443k

Reserves (reported)

£33.9m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~67.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (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: 53.5% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

DOMINIC GILLchair
Alexandra Cullen
Anthony James Bravo
David Joseph Chapman
Dr Kirill Sergeevich Pyshkin
Hayley Barnard
JEFFREY DOUGLAS GREENIDGE
John Cope
Josephine Roy
Sarah Roche
Simon James Greany

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£828k	£6.0m
31/12/2024	£602k	£5.5m
31/12/2023	£557k	£5.3m
31/12/2022	£366k	£4.9m
31/12/2021	£533k	£5.0m

Common questions

Is Ufi VocTech Trust financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £33.95 million, with £25.83 million held in the investment portfolio and a free cash balance of up to £2 million maintained for liquidity. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern, noting that despite net current liabilities, there is sufficient cash to cover them and no intention to reduce spending. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SWIRE 2765	1	£737k
THE DOOUSS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£100k
BACON FOUNDATION LTD	1	£60k
THE ORP FOUNDATION	1	£10k
THE ROTHERMERE FOUNDATION	1	£10k
MOISHE AND ESTHER ITZINGER FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£5k
THE LAUFFER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FUTURE SCOPE CHARITABLE TRUST.

FUTURE SCOPE CHARITABLE TRUST income £236k
PENINIM CHARITY TRUST income £319k
BELVEDERE TRUST income £773k
LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY COMMERCIAL EDUCATION TRUST income £246k
EASTBROOK EDUCATION TRUST income £2.0m
BRAMBLETYE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED income £6.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Ufi VocTech Trust	£828k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FUTURE SCOPE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£236k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
PENINIM CHARITY TRUST FY2025	£319k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BELVEDERE TRUST FY2025	£773k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY COMMERCIAL EDUCATION TRUST FY2025	£246k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EASTBROOK EDUCATION TRUST FY2025	£2.0m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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