THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST

Registered charity 1113562 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote the work of the Christian church following the principles of the Church of England in undertaking church related projects promoting charitable purposes, the education of priests, future priests and church workers, and to support Church Ministry.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£621k

Latest spending

£880k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the trust holds total net assets of £28,527,709, comprising an expendable endowment fund of £28,493,474 and unrestricted funds of £34,235. The trustees consider the unrestricted balance adequate for ongoing liabilities and grant commitments, noting a commitment to maintain reserves in the region of £25,000 to £35,000. The trust relies on the principal donor Stephen Green for expendable endowment donations but aims for the endowment to become self-sustaining through investment returns.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (74% of income)

“Total incoming resources amounted to £1,345,038 (2024: £888,454), which comprised donations of £991,770 (2024: £527,220) and investment income of £353,268 (2024: £361,234).” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £34k)

“It is also committed to maintaining a level of free reserves in the region of £25,000 to £35,000, which is prudent to meet on-going liabilities, sufficient to ensure that all grant commitments can be met and to protect the long-term future of its activities.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£1.6m

Total spending

£880k

Cost of raising funds

£258k

Reserves (reported)

£34k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 16.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Douglas Hamilton
Dr RUTH MADELENE DARE
LADY JANIAN GREEN · trustee of 1 other charity
LORD STEPHEN KEITH GREEN · trustee of 2 other charities
MRS S J O'BRIEN

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£621k	£880k
31/03/2024	£602k	£835k
31/03/2023	£601k	£821k
31/03/2022	£542k	£748k
31/03/2021	£532k	£711k

Common questions

Is THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the trust holds total net assets of £28,527,709, comprising an expendable endowment fund of £28,493,474 and unrestricted funds of £34,235. The trustees consider the unrestricted balance adequate for ongoing liabilities and grant commitments, noting a commitment to maintain reserves in the region of £25,000 to £35,000. The trust relies on the principal donor Stephen Green for expendable endowment donations but aims for the endowment to become self-sustaining through investment returns. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.

Who funds THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CATHERINE'S, WAKEFIELD.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CATHERINE'S, WAKEFIELD	FY2023	£2k	Community Pantry and Warm space project running costs

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 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH SOUTH OSSETT	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BISHOP'S DEVELOPMENT FUND.

THE BISHOP'S DEVELOPMENT FUND income £104k
TOGETHER FOR CHRIST HIS KINGDOM AND HIS CHURCH income £141k
THE OVERSEAS BISHOPRICS' FUND income £526k
LIVERPOOL ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESAN TRUST income £38.7m
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, BURFORD income £486k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ECCLESALL, SHEFFIELD income £723k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST	£621k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
THE BISHOP'S DEVELOPMENT FUND FY2025	£104k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TOGETHER FOR CHRIST HIS KINGDOM AND HIS CHURCH FY2025	£141k	£30,632	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE OVERSEAS BISHOPRICS' FUND FY2025	£526k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LIVERPOOL ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESAN TRUST FY2024	£38.7m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, BURFORD FY2024	£486k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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