THE ARTHUR SOUSTER CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1111163 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ARTHER SOUSTER CHARITABLE TRUST

Makes donations to assist in the education and development of young people up to 25 years of age, within the remit of the Christian Church and living in East Northamptonshire.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF, SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: ANY PART OF THE WORLD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: North Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£48k
Latest spending
£9k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds no free reserves as all funds are restricted, yet it reports a net surplus of £39,634 for the year. The trustees confirm that assets are adequate to meet obligations, with total net assets increasing to £1,498,950. The charity is subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“All of the funds of the Charity are restricted and therefore there are no 'free' reserves.” — page 4
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2026

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2026£48k£9k
30/06/2025£44k£49k
30/06/2024£40k£81k
30/06/2023£41k£96k
30/06/2022£39k£136k

Common questions

Is THE ARTHUR SOUSTER CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds no free reserves as all funds are restricted, yet it reports a net surplus of £39,634 for the year. The trustees confirm that assets are adequate to meet obligations, with total net assets increasing to £1,498,950. The charity is subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SOUSTER YOUTH TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ARTHUR SOUSTER CHARITABLE TRUST£48k—0below—no doubt
THE SOUSTER YOUTH TRUST FY2025£225k——above—noted
ALVECHURCH EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£27k—0unclear—no doubt
ARTHUR INGRAM TRUST FY2025£88k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTHERN LAND TRUST FY2025£91k—0unclear—no doubt
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£615k—0below—no doubt

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