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THE INTERNATIONAL BANKERS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1087630 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objectives of the International Bankers Charitable Trust are to support vocational training in the financial services industry and to promote other charitable works that reflect the aims and purposes of The Worshipful Company of International Bankers.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£227k
Latest spending
£231k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,352,117 at year-end, which exceeds the stated policy target of maintaining a General Reserve of at least £300,000. The filing confirms that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified by the trustees.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum level of £300,000 (held: £1.4m)
“To qualify as a Livery Company the Court of Alderman requires the Trust to maintain the General Reserve at a minimum level of £300,000. This is the ‘General Reserve’ in the accounts.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Worshipful Company of International Bankers recharged salary and occupancy costs to the Trust.
“The Worshipful Company of International Bankers, the sole Trustee of this Charity, recharged salary and occupancy costs to the Trust of £37,377 (2024: £33,240) and £27,286 (2024: £29,627) respectively in the year.” — page 21
“During the financial year the Charity also invoiced The Worshipful Company of International Bankers £94,872 (2024: £77,061) for voluntary donations that were collected on behalf of the Charity.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity invoiced The Worshipful Company of International Bankers for voluntary donations collected on its behalf.
“The Worshipful Company of International Bankers, the sole Trustee of this Charity, recharged salary and occupancy costs to the Trust of £37,377 (2024: £33,240) and £27,286 (2024: £29,627) respectively in the year.” — page 21
“During the financial year the Charity also invoiced The Worshipful Company of International Bankers £94,872 (2024: £77,061) for voluntary donations that were collected on behalf of the Charity.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2023)

Total income
£596k
Total spending
£176k
Cost of raising funds
£543
Reserves (reported)
£1.4m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~95.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (95% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (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
30/09/2025£227k£231k
30/09/2024£226k£236k
30/09/2023£596k£176k
30/09/2022£255k£211k
30/09/2021£118k£147k

Common questions

Is THE INTERNATIONAL BANKERS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,352,117 at year-end, which exceeds the stated policy target of maintaining a General Reserve of at least £300,000. The filing confirms that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified by the trustees. 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
THE ABDALLA FOUNDATION1£62k
PAUL FOUNDATION1£40k
THE ASFARI FOUNDATION1£20k
THE WOODLANDS TRUST1£10k
BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATION1£5k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE FUND UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE INTERNATIONAL BANKERS CHARITABLE TRUST£227k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE FUND UK FY2024£924k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF ENGINEERS CHARITABLE TRUST FUND FY2025£219k—0within—no doubt
The International Medical Education Trust FY2025£770k—0unclear—no doubt
THE IHR TRUST FY2025£195k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL BIBLE TRAINING COLLEGE FY2025£179k—0unclear—no doubt

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