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BRIAN MURTAGH CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1105099 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a family trust which makes grants to small charitable organisations with an income below £300,000. We support children & young adults UK and worldwide in the areas of physical & learning disabilities, social disadvantage, education, poverty, sickness & trauma. We aim to support small charities and enable them to grow. All applications must be made through our online website.

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

Latest income
£856k
Latest spending
£466k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity remains in a strong financial position with unrestricted funds totaling £5,448,422 as of 31 January 2025, an increase from the previous year. The charity does not employ any staff and incurs no fundraising costs, directing maximum resources to grant-making activities. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income (100% of income)
“The funding source for the year was returns and disposals generated from existing investments.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 0.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“There were no costs of raising funds. The charities income is derived entirely from investment income.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cannon Williamson. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Total income
£856k
Total spending
£466k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (55% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£856k£466k
31/01/2024£112k£524k
31/01/2023£406k£556k
31/01/2022£910k£614k
31/01/2021£341k£336k

Common questions

Is BRIAN MURTAGH CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity remains in a strong financial position with unrestricted funds totaling £5,448,422 as of 31 January 2025, an increase from the previous year. The charity does not employ any staff and incurs no fundraising costs, directing maximum resources to grant-making activities. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cannon Williamson.

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 EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION1£200k
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION1£132k
BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH1£128k
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED1£11k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST1£11k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST1£6k
THE EVERARD FOUNDATION1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE KEN & LYNNE MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRIAN MURTAGH CHARITABLE TRUST£856k—0unclear0.0%no doubt
THE KEN & LYNNE MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2023£540k—0unclear—no doubt
BRIAN WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£126k—0above—no doubt
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£384k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MIRIANOG TRUST FY2025£718k—0above—no doubt
SRI SATHYA SAI CHARITABLE TRUST UK FY2025£239k—0unclear—no doubt

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