THE STARLING FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1113583 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

OBJECTS: SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN EAST ANGLIA (PARTICULARLY CAMBRIDGESHIRE) AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE AND MAY, BUT NEED NOT, INCLUDE:THE UPKEEP & REPAIR OF THE FABRIC AND CONTENTS OF ELY CATHEDRAL AND THE MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES THEREINTHE FURTHERANCE OF THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS ATTENDING CULFORD SCHOOL (CHARITY NO. 310486)

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£578k
Latest spending
£136k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £4,200,000 at the year-end, representing a net increase from the previous year. The Trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP. Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£578k
Total spending
£136k
Cost of raising funds
£37k
Reserves (reported)
£418k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~36.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (64% 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: 6.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£578k£136k
31/03/2024£366k£778k
31/03/2023£403k£361k
31/03/2022£361k£518k
31/03/2021£277k£226k

Common questions

Is THE STARLING FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £4,200,000 at the year-end, representing a net increase from the previous year. The Trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BURGHLEY HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE STARLING FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST£578k——unclear—no doubt
BURGHLEY HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED FY2026£17.7mover £60,00010unclear—no doubt
THE ST ANDREW'S SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£2.2m——above—no doubt
STARLOW CHARITIES LIMITED FY2025£2.4m—0below—no doubt
THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£435k—0unclear—no doubt
KING'S CHURCH CAMBRIDGE FY2024£162k—0unclear—no doubt

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