THE REUBEN TRUST

Registered charity 1081510 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Reuben Trust operates by giving grants to organisations and individuals.

Objects

FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AND SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£32k
Latest spending
£40k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased from £90,109 to £93,979 during the year, supported by a net gain on investments of £11,878. The trustees report a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

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
05/04/2025£32k£40k
05/04/2024£19k£37k
05/04/2023£39k£15k
05/04/2022£8k£16k
05/04/2021£24k£38k

Common questions

Is THE REUBEN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased from £90,109 to £93,979 during the year, supported by a net gain on investments of £11,878. The trustees report a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. 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
GRAFF FOUNDATION1£140k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with REUBEN FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE REUBEN TRUST£32k—0unclear—no doubt
REUBEN FOUNDATION FY2025£79.5m—0unclear—no doubt
THE RUBIN FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£205k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ALFRED AND FRANCES RUBENS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£31k—0above—no doubt
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£823k—0unclear—no doubt
RJM CHARITY TRUST FY2025£364k—0unclear—no doubt

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