PARCHMENT TRUST
Registered charity 1081148 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Provision of occupational and day care services to people with learning disabilities
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that free reserves amounted to £898,066, which meets the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining liquidity equivalent to 6 weeks of operational turnover. The charity reported a net income increase to £100,515 for the period, supported by rising fee rates from Adult Social Care, although the trustees note a budgeted deficit for the upcoming year due to increased National Insurance Contributions.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 6 weeks operational turnover (held: £898k)
“The board continues to have in mind the need to maintain sufficient liquid reserves to ensure the smooth operation of the company and for some years has pursued the objective of reaching and maintaining liquidity of 6 weeks operational turnover.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Manningtons. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Parchment Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Sara — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Theresa — Director of Services (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (23/02/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: East Sussex
Income and spending
Common questions
Is PARCHMENT TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves amounted to £898,066, which meets the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining liquidity equivalent to 6 weeks of operational turnover. The charity reported a net income increase to £100,515 for the period, supported by rising fee rates from Adult Social Care, although the trustees note a budgeted deficit for the upcoming year due to increased National Insurance Contributions. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Manningtons.
Who funds PARCHMENT TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PARCHMENT TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BEXHILL.
Known funders
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