CRIMESTOPPERS TRUST

Registered charity 1108687 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CRIMESTOPPERS · also registered in Scotland as SC037960 (OSCR)

The Charity promotes and supports the Crimestoppers scheme. The scheme offers the public a UK wide free telephone number - 0800 555 111 - which enables people who, for whatever reason are unwilling to make direct contact with the police, to provide useful information about crime, while remaining anonymous. From this information intelligence logs are prepared and passed to the police for action.

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Latest income

£8.0m

Latest spending

£7.4m

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves increased to £3,077,452, which is slightly below the Trustees' target range of £3.25 million to £3.5 million. The charity reported a surplus of £634,428 for the year, and the Board confirmed that resources are adequate to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £160,000 - £169,999 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)

“£160,000 - £169,999 1”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £3.25 million to £3.5 million (held: £3.1m)

“The trustees consider that a level of reserves in the range of £3.25 million to £3.5 million is appropriate given the level of risk identified”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Management fees charged to subsidiary

“During the year Crimestoppers charged management fees to its wholly owned subsidiary, Treble 5 Treble 1 Limited of £990,000 (2024 – £871,000); in addition, distributions of £1,355,936 (2024 – £1,499,061) were made by Treble 5 Treble 1 Limited.” — page 24

“During the year the charity received a donation of £Nil (2024 – £40,000) from the Bestway Foundation Charitable Trust. Lord Zameer Choudrey, a Trustee of the charity, is a Trustee of the Bestway Foundation Charitable Trust.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donation from Bestway Foundation Charitable Trust

“During the year Crimestoppers charged management fees to its wholly owned subsidiary, Treble 5 Treble 1 Limited of £990,000 (2024 – £871,000); in addition, distributions of £1,355,936 (2024 – £1,499,061) were made by Treble 5 Treble 1 Limited.” — page 24

“During the year the charity received a donation of £Nil (2024 – £40,000) from the Bestway Foundation Charitable Trust. Lord Zameer Choudrey, a Trustee of the charity, is a Trustee of the Bestway Foundation Charitable Trust.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Consultancy expenses reimbursed to Trustee

“During the year Crimestoppers charged management fees to its wholly owned subsidiary, Treble 5 Treble 1 Limited of £990,000 (2024 – £871,000); in addition, distributions of £1,355,936 (2024 – £1,499,061) were made by Treble 5 Treble 1 Limited.” — page 24

“During the year the charity received a donation of £Nil (2024 – £40,000) from the Bestway Foundation Charitable Trust. Lord Zameer Choudrey, a Trustee of the charity, is a Trustee of the Bestway Foundation Charitable Trust.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Integrity Line service to related company

“During the year Crimestoppers charged management fees to its wholly owned subsidiary, Treble 5 Treble 1 Limited of £990,000 (2024 – £871,000); in addition, distributions of £1,355,936 (2024 – £1,499,061) were made by Treble 5 Treble 1 Limited.” — page 24

“During the year the charity received a donation of £Nil (2024 – £40,000) from the Bestway Foundation Charitable Trust. Lord Zameer Choudrey, a Trustee of the charity, is a Trustee of the Bestway Foundation Charitable Trust.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Forvis Mazars LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Crimestoppers (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Total income

£8.0m

Total spending

£7.4m

Cost of raising funds

£539k

Reserves (reported)

£3.8m

Employees

107

Reported reserves equal ~6.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (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: 6.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (07/02/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

LORD MICHAEL ASHCROFTchair
ANGELA ELIZABETH ENTWISTLE
CERIS MARY GARDNER · trustee of 2 other charities
Lord ZAMEER MOHAMMED CHOUDREY CBE SI Pk · trustee of 1 other charity
MICK LAURIE
MR BILL GRIFFITHS CBE BEM QPM · trustee of 1 other charity
MR NICK ROSS · trustee of 1 other charity
Martin James Hewitt
PETER JOHN MICHAEL CLARKE CVO OBEQPM
PETER MICHAEL REEDER GAZE
ROBERT STEPHEN RUBIN OBE
SIR PAUL STEPHENSON QPM
Stewart Anthony Harris · trustee of 1 other charity
Suzanne Jacob OBE

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

Operates in: Guernsey · Isle Of Man · Jersey · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£8.0m	£7.4m
31/03/2025	£7.7m	£7.1m
31/03/2024	£7.8m	£7.4m
31/03/2023	£7.1m	£6.7m
31/03/2022	£6.7m	£6.2m

Common questions

Is CRIMESTOPPERS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves increased to £3,077,452, which is slightly below the Trustees' target range of £3.25 million to £3.5 million. The charity reported a surplus of £634,428 for the year, and the Board confirmed that resources are adequate to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Forvis Mazars LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of CRIMESTOPPERS TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £160,000 - £169,999 band.

Who funds CRIMESTOPPERS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CRIMESTOPPERS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE AVON AND SOMERSET POLICE COMMUNITY TRUST, THE MATHER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BESTWAY FOUNDATION, THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE INGRAM TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Lord ZAMEER MOHAMMED CHOUDREY CBE SI Pk — trustee here and at THE BESTWAY FOUNDATION

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE AVON AND SOMERSET POLICE COMMUNITY TRUST	FY2022	£84k	Grants (over £5,000)
THE MATHER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£75k
THE BESTWAY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£40k
THE BESTWAY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£40k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£28k
THE INGRAM TRUST	FY2023	£15k	Grants paid during the year
PEACOCK CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£11k
THE INGRAM TRUST	FY2025	£10k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY	FY2021	£10k	Violence reduction
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£10k
THE GREATER MANCHESTER HIGH SHERIFF'S POLICE TRUST	FY2024	£10k	Crime Reduction Grants
PEACOCK CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£10k
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£10k
THE INGRAM TRUST	FY2022	£10k
THE GREATER MANCHESTER HIGH SHERIFF'S POLICE TRUST	FY2023	£10k
THE INGRAM TRUST	FY2024	£10k
PEACOCK CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£9k
THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2026	£5k
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k	General Charitable Purposes
CHURCH BURGESSES TRUST	FY2021	£2k	General Charitable Grants
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k
THE TORY FAMILY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£1k
ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
CAREW POLE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£500
HEREFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2025	£22
THE MATHER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/11/2024	£20k	Young People Create! Fearless Safety Projects created by young people
The National Lottery Community Fund	02/11/2024	£20k	Fearless in Scotland
Somerset Community Foundation	01/08/2023	£23k	Training for professionals working with young people to address crime in Sedgemoor
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/01/2023	£8k	Fearless Wales
City Bridge Foundation	15/02/2022	£66k	Grant to Crimestoppers
The National Lottery Community Fund	30/09/2021	£10k	Fearless London
Somerset Community Foundation	05/08/2021	£50k	What Would You Do ?
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/05/2020	£10k	Domestic Abuse Awareness Covid-19
City Bridge Foundation	09/05/2019	£96k	Grant to Crimestoppers
UK government	01/04/2019	£770k	Voluntary Sector Crime Reduction Organisations (Crimestoppers) 2019-20
The National Lottery Community Fund	31/05/2005	£109k	Transfer of grant MK/1/010103621
The National Lottery Community Fund	02/09/2004	£27k	Publicising and promoting Crimestoppers and reducing crime

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£146k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	1	£100k
E B M CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£70k
THE UNDERWOOD TRUST	1	£50k
TRIBE FREEDOM FOUNDATION	1	£25k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
THE SAINTBURY TRUST	1	£20k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO	1	£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CYBER HELPLINE.

THE CYBER HELPLINE income £403k
MISSING PEOPLE LIMITED income £3.8m
CITY OF LONDON CRIME PREVENTION ASSOCIATION income £330k
Police Care UK income £862k
THE SUSSEX POLICE CHARITABLE TRUST income £209k
THE POLICE MEMORIAL TRUST income £138k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CRIMESTOPPERS TRUST	£8.0m	£160,000 - £169,999	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CYBER HELPLINE FY2025	£403k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MISSING PEOPLE LIMITED FY2025	£3.8m	£110,001 - £120,000	5	unclear	25.0%	no doubt
CITY OF LONDON CRIME PREVENTION ASSOCIATION FY2025	£330k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Police Care UK FY2025	£862k	—	—	within	—	no doubt
THE SUSSEX POLICE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£209k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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