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THE WARBURG CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1110097 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of education in the history of the Classical Tradition of the arts and sciences, in particular, but not by way of limitation, by supporting the activities of the Warburg Institute by such exclusively charitable means as the Trustees shall from time to time determine. Also the promotion of such general charitable purposes as the Trustees shall from time to time determine.

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Latest income
£234k
Latest spending
£352k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £118,445 for the year ended 31 October 2025, resulting in total net assets decreasing to £120,271. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Unrestricted reserves stood at £76,802, while restricted reserves were £43,469.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to allow it to cover known liabilities and contingencies, absorb setbacks and take advantage of change and opportunity (held: £77k)
“The committee recognises that the organisation needs to have sufficient reserves to allow it to cover known liabilities and contingencies, absorb setbacks and take advantage of change and opportunity.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2023)

Total income
£998k
Total spending
£1.5m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£234k£352k
31/10/2024£170k£107k
31/10/2023£998k£1.5m
31/10/2022£1.6m£1.1m
31/10/2021£55k£56k

Common questions

Is THE WARBURG CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £118,445 for the year ended 31 October 2025, resulting in total net assets decreasing to £120,271. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Unrestricted reserves stood at £76,802, while restricted reserves were £43,469. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
HUO FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED1£2.3m
RICK MATHER DAVID SCRASE FOUNDATION1£27k
HURDALE CHARITY LIMITED1£25k
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST1£25k
BIG BEN TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE COURTAULD INSTITUTE OF ART FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE WARBURG CHARITABLE TRUST£234k—0unclear—no doubt
THE COURTAULD INSTITUTE OF ART FUND FY2025£434k—0within—no doubt
THE WILLIAMS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£384k—0unclear—no doubt
A W CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£17.6m—0unclear—no doubt
SCHREIBER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£820k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SAMUEL COURTAULD TRUST FY2025£115k—0above—no doubt

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