ARIMATHEA CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1081715 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trustees have allocated all available funds for each of these heads Religion, Parenting, Homeless, Third World, the Arts and disabled and will not consider unsolicited applications. They continue to review those charities who are currently in receipt of funds.It does not generally assist cancer related charities and medical charities generally, or those connected with HIV/AIDS and animals

Objects

THE SUPPORT OF SUCH INSTITUTIONS AND PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN SUCH MANNER AND SUCH PROPORTIONS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FORM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT

Area of benefit: GREATER LONDON

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: City of London, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£131k
Latest spending
£15k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,413,119, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover administration costs and donations. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees satisfied that the charity can continue its operations. The charity does not undertake fundraising activities, relying instead on investment income and donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient investment income to meet the level of donations paid, cover the charity’s administration costs and to be able to respond to any emergency applications that may arise from time to time (reserves figure: £2.4m)
“It is the Trustees intention to sustain the expendable endowment fund at a level which will provide sufficient investment income to meet the level of donations paid, cover the charity’s administration costs and to be able to respond to any emergency applications that may arise from time to time.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Fees paid to Charles Russell Speechlys LLP, a firm where Trustee Simon Weil is a current partner.
“During the year, fess of £nil (2024: £ 17,094) and £9,234 (2024: £nil) were incurred relating to BDB Pitmans LLP and Charles Russell Speechlys LLP respectively. One of the Trustees, Simon Weil, was a former partner at BDB Pitmans LLP and is a current partner of Charles Russell Speechlys LLP.” — page 17
“At the balance sheet date, an amount of £5,820 (2024: £nil) was outstanding owing to Charles Russell Speechlys LLP.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Outstanding amount owed to Charles Russell Speechlys LLP at balance sheet date.
“During the year, fess of £nil (2024: £ 17,094) and £9,234 (2024: £nil) were incurred relating to BDB Pitmans LLP and Charles Russell Speechlys LLP respectively. One of the Trustees, Simon Weil, was a former partner at BDB Pitmans LLP and is a current partner of Charles Russell Speechlys LLP.” — page 17
“At the balance sheet date, an amount of £5,820 (2024: £nil) was outstanding owing to Charles Russell Speechlys LLP.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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 25/04/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 25/04/2024

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 25/04/2023

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 25/04/2025 (received 04/03/2026, 7 days after the 25/02/2026 due date); year ending 25/04/2022 (received 04/05/2023, 68 days after the 25/02/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. 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
25/04/2025£131k£15k
25/04/2024£24k£53k
25/04/2023£11k£42k
25/04/2022£308k£47k
25/04/2021£7k£55k

Common questions

Is ARIMATHEA CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,413,119, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover administration costs and donations. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees satisfied that the charity can continue its operations. The charity does not undertake fundraising activities, relying instead on investment income and donations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ARIMATHEA CHARITABLE TRUST£131k——above—no doubt
THE ASAMAA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£157k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST FY2025£240k—0unclear—no doubt
THE A S CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£618k—0above—no doubt
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£1.5m—0above—no doubt
THE RAMAR CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT FY2026£148k—0unclear—no doubt

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