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SAVANNAH CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1107483 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£252k
Latest spending
£418k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased to £826,117 from £1,020,852 in the prior year, driven by a net decrease in total funds of £646,735 due to significant losses on investment assets. The charity maintains a capital expendable endowment fund of £3,414,500, primarily held in investment property, to support its objectives in the longer term. The trustees report adequate resources for going concern, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain its capital expendable endowment fund (held: £826k)
“The charity's policy in respect of reserves is to make donations out of income as the trustees see fit whilst maintaining its capital expendable endowment fund in order to support its objectives in the longer term.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£719k
Total spending
£365k
Cost of raising funds
£100k
Reserves (reported)
£1.0m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~33.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Kent · Kenya · Zambia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£252k£418k
31/03/2024£719k£365k
31/03/2023£385k£225k
31/03/2022£528k£344k
31/03/2021£460k£286k

Common questions

Is SAVANNAH CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased to £826,117 from £1,020,852 in the prior year, driven by a net decrease in total funds of £646,735 due to significant losses on investment assets. The charity maintains a capital expendable endowment fund of £3,414,500, primarily held in investment property, to support its objectives in the longer term. The trustees report adequate resources for going concern, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.

Funders of similar charities

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THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATION1£108k
THE FRANK JACKSON FOUNDATION1£90k
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SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST1£24k
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED1£10k
THE CLARE MILNE TRUST1£10k
THE STERRY FAMILY FOUNDATION1£6k
THE FARRINGDON HOUSE SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k

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