THE PERCY BILTON CHARITY

Registered charity 1094720 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PERCY BILTON FOUNDATION

THE PERCY BILTON CHARITY IS A GRANT MAKING TRUST WHICH PROVIDED FUNDING FOR CHARITIES PREDOMINABTLY WORKING WITH DISABLED YOUNG PEOPLE, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OR ORDER PEOPLE. SMALL GRANTS ARE ALOS MADE TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED WHO HAVE A DISABILITY, ENDURING MENTAL ILLNESS PROBLEM OR ARE OVER 65 ON LOW INCOME FOR ESSENTIAL HOUSE HOLD ITEMS.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds free reserves of £982,024 alongside designated reserves of £244,175, with total net assets exceeding £32 million. The trustees consider it prudent to maintain sufficient cash reserves to cover approved grants and anticipated expenditure, a policy determined by reference to estimated investment income and grant budgets. The independent auditor 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

Reserves policy: sufficient cash reserves and liquid assets to cover approved grants and anticipated expenditure (held: £982k)
“The Board considers it prudent to have sufficient cash reserves and liquid assets to cover approved grants and anticipated expenditure. The reserves are determined with reference to the level of estimated income from the investment portfolio and the budgeted amount of grants.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to related charity
“During the prior year a grant of £6,000 (2024: £4,954) was paid to another charity which has a common trustee.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£83k
Reserves (reported)
£1.5m
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~16.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (58% 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: 5.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£1.5m£1.1m
31/03/2025£837k£1.0m
31/03/2024£847k£1.1m
31/03/2023£908k£1.0m
31/03/2022£829k£994k

Common questions

Is THE PERCY BILTON CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds free reserves of £982,024 alongside designated reserves of £244,175, with total net assets exceeding £32 million. The trustees consider it prudent to maintain sufficient cash reserves to cover approved grants and anticipated expenditure, a policy determined by reference to estimated investment income and grant budgets. The independent auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.

Funders of similar charities

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PERCY BILTON CHARITY£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
THE PENDERELS TRUST LIMITED FY2025£9.5m—1above—no doubt
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust FY2025£234k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED FY2025£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
THE HARBORNE PARISH LANDS CHARITY FY2025£2.0mmore than £60,0002above—no doubt
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£110k—0within—no doubt

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