MYRISTICA TRUST

Registered charity 1092431 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE CHARITY SUPPORTS ORGANISATIONS WHICH THE TRUSTEES CONSIDER MERIT SUPPORT, INCLUDING MEDICAL RESEARCH, CARE FOR CHILDREN AND ANIMALS AND FOREIGN AID

Objects

FOR SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE WORLDWIDE

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

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Latest income
£4.1m
Latest spending
£4.2m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £4,210,051 at the year end, having distributed the majority of a £9 million legacy received over two years. The trustees report a net expenditure of £113,281 for the year and confirm that the charity intends to wind up within two years of receiving the balance of the legacy. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£4.1m
Total spending
£4.2m
Cost of raising funds
£16k
Reserves (reported)
£4.2m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~11.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (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
05/04/2025£4.1m£4.2m
05/04/2024£5.2m£1.1m
05/04/2023£2k£8k
05/04/2022£256£13k
05/04/2021£270£89k

Common questions

Is MYRISTICA TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £4,210,051 at the year end, having distributed the majority of a £9 million legacy received over two years. The trustees report a net expenditure of £113,281 for the year and confirm that the charity intends to wind up within two years of receiving the balance of the legacy. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MYRISTICA TRUST£4.1m—0unclear—no doubt
MYR CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£114k—0unclear—no doubt
R M SALES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£0—0unclear—no doubt
THE MIRIANOG TRUST FY2025£718k—0above—no doubt
THE CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH TRUST CIO FY2024£502k—0above—no doubt
THE GRAND CHARITY FY2025£804k—0unclear—no doubt

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