THE COLTSTAPLE TRUST

Registered charity 1085500 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing relief for persons in need, poverty or distress in third world countries and the relief of persons who are homeless or in housing need in the United Kingdom or any other part of the world.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£951k
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £14,330,963, supported by a 10.4% return on the investment portfolio. The charity generated £951,290 in incoming resources, primarily from investments, while spending £1,000,204 on charitable grants. The trustees 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

Accounts audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£951k
Total spending
£1.0m
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~12.9 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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
31/03/2025£951k£1.0m
31/03/2024£979k£975k
31/03/2023£956k£850k
31/03/2022£912k£750k
31/03/2021£743k£505k

Common questions

Is THE COLTSTAPLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £14,330,963, supported by a 10.4% return on the investment portfolio. The charity generated £951,290 in incoming resources, primarily from investments, while spending £1,000,204 on charitable grants. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited.

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
THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£60k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE COLTSTAPLE TRUST£951k—0unclear—no doubt
STAPLES TRUST FY2025£413k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY STAPLETON BRISTOL FY2025£168k—0unclear—no doubt
CULLUM FAMILY TRUST FY2025£788kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
STUDLEY COLLEGE TRUST FY2025£158k—0above—no doubt
THE HAMPSTEAD WELLS AND CAMPDEN TRUST FY2024£979k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt

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