THE ANN CRAFT TRUST

Registered charity 1086592 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ANN CRAFT TRUST-ACTING AGAINST ABUSE

Ann Craft Trust is a national charity working with organisations who have safeguarding adults responsibilities and in the interests of people who may be at risk of abuse.We do this through:- Advice, guidance and signposting- Consultation and audits- Publications and resources- Training, seminars, workshops and conferences- Research

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Latest income
£862k
Latest spending
£904k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £41,935 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves. However, the trustees confirm the charity remains financially stable with unrestricted reserves of £292,320, which are above the stated policy minimum of £199,150.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Ann Craft Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£862k
Total spending
£904k
Reserves (reported)
£292k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£862k£904k
31/07/2024£885k£886k
31/07/2023£829k£811k
31/07/2022£701k£650k
31/07/2021£563k£575k

Common questions

Is THE ANN CRAFT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £41,935 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves. However, the trustees confirm the charity remains financially stable with unrestricted reserves of £292,320, which are above the stated policy minimum of £199,150. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England03/04/2025£343kSystem Partner Investment 2022-27
Sport England03/04/2024£331kSystem Partner Investment 2022-27
Sport England27/04/2023£317kSystem Partner Investment 2022-27
Sport England21/04/2022£303kSystem Partner Investment 2022-27
Sport England09/04/2021£300kSafeguarding Adults (Sector Partner Rollover)
Sport England26/05/2020£295kSafeguarding Development
Sport England03/05/2019£291kSafeguarding Development
Sport England31/08/2018£299kSafeguarding Adults
Sport England31/07/2017£149kSafeguarding Adults
Sport England23/01/2017£143kTransition Funding 2017
Sport England15/09/2015£160kSafeguarding Vulnerabe Groups

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.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ANN CRAFT TRUST£862k0aboveno doubt
CROFT CARE TRUST FY2025£2.6munclearno doubt
CARERS TRUST FY2025£13.0mabove8.0%no doubt
CARETRADE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£1.5munclearno doubt
THE CARPENTERS COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£2.0m0withinno doubt
CRAFTS COUNCIL FY2025£3.6m£90,001 - £100,0004belowno doubt

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