THE SCORPION CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1094399 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trustee shall hold the capital and income of the Trust Fund upon trust to apply income and, as far as may be necessary, capital for or towards such charitable purposes and to make donations to such charitable bodies or institutions at such times and in such manner as the Trustees may, in their absolute discretion, think fit.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£102k

Latest spending

£16k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £207,778 alongside an expendable endowment fund of £5,327,259. The trustees intend to maintain these funds at least equivalent to the historic cost value of investments to enable quick responses to significant support appeals. The filing confirms the charity remains a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least equivalent to the historic cost value of investments together with a small cash balance of income (held: £208k)

“It is the Trustees intention to maintain unrestricted and expendable endowment funds at least equivalent to the historic cost value of investments together with a small cash balance of income” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Rathbones Trust Company Limited (a corporate trustee) received management fees of £15,537 from Rathbones Investment Management (a related party).

“Rathbones Investment Management received management fees of £15,537 (£16,834 in 2024) during the year. Rathbones Investment Management and Rathbones Trust Company are both wholly owned subsidiaries of Rathbones Group Plc.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Rathbones Investment Management received management fees of £15,537 (£16,834 in 2024) during the year. Rathbones Investment Management and Rathbones Trust Company are both wholly owned subsidiaries of Rathbones Group Plc.

“Rathbones Investment Management received management fees of £15,537 (£16,834 in 2024) during the year. Rathbones Investment Management and Rathbones Trust Company are both wholly owned subsidiaries of Rathbones Group Plc.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2022)

Total income

£679k

Total spending

£98k

Cost of raising funds

£14k

Reserves (reported)

£4.8m

Employees

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (83% 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: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (13/11/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Christopher Charles Andreae
Rathbones Trust Company Limited · trustee of 5 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£102k	£16k
31/10/2024	£119k	£50k
31/10/2023	£128k	£316k
31/10/2022	£679k	£98k
31/10/2021	£1.6m	£119k

Common questions

Is THE SCORPION CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £207,778 alongside an expendable endowment fund of £5,327,259. The trustees intend to maintain these funds at least equivalent to the historic cost value of investments to enable quick responses to significant support appeals. The filing confirms the charity remains a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST income £101k
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST income £278k
THE SCS TRUST income £166k
ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST income £491k
FUTURE SCOPE CHARITABLE TRUST income £236k
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST income £539k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SCORPION CHARITABLE TRUST	£102k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£278k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SCS TRUST FY2024	£166k	—	within	—	no doubt
ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£491k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FUTURE SCOPE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£236k	—	above	—	no doubt

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