FREEWAYS TRUST

Registered charity 1102216 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FREEWAYS LIMITED

Provision of high quality properties for use by residential, supported living and day care services for people with learning difficulties.

Causes: Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total free reserves of £12,697,104, which exceeds the stated policy target of two months of operational expenditure. Per the trustees' report, the charity has sufficient resources to cover short-term fluctuations and planned capital projects, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rental income from supported living properties (60% of income)
“Rental income from supported living properties 610,164”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: two months of operational expenditure (held: £12.7m)
“The policy requires the Charity to maintain free reserves (unrestricted and not designated or tied up in fixed assets) equivalent to at least two months of operational expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

26 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (26 freehold); recorded price paid £801k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.0m
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£12.9m
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~141.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (60% 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: 0.0% 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: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · North Somerset · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.0m£1.1m
31/03/2024£1.2m£936k
31/03/2023£1.1m£836k
31/03/2022£956k£661k
31/03/2021£906k£646k

Common questions

Is FREEWAYS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total free reserves of £12,697,104, which exceeds the stated policy target of two months of operational expenditure. Per the trustees' report, the charity has sufficient resources to cover short-term fluctuations and planned capital projects, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FREEWAYS TRUST£2.0m—0unclear—no doubt
FREEWAYS FY2025£10.1m——within—no doubt
NAZARETH CARE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£43.3m——below—material uncertainty
MOSAIC 1898 LTD FY2025£2.2m£80,001 - £90,000—unclear—no doubt
CAUSEWAY EDUCATION LTD FY2025£772k——above—no doubt
WINDSOR ROAD FOUNDATION FY2025£101kUnder £60,0000above—no doubt

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