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COQUET TRUST

Registered charity 1121062 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£10.0m
Latest spending
£10.1m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a modest operational surplus of £148,254, though the overall result was a deficit of £42,999 due to expenditure from the designated Innovation Fund. Per the trustees' report, free reserves increased to £1,736,467, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain the charity's reserves policy target of three to six months' expenditure.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows: £80,001 to £90,000 1” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows: £80,001 to £90,000 1” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £1.7m)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£10.0m
Total spending
£10.1m
Reserves (reported)
£1.7m
Employees
309

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£10.0m£10.1m
31/03/2024£9.0m£9.1m
31/03/2023£8.1m£7.8m
31/03/2022£7.3m£7.3m
31/03/2021£6.5m£6.5m

Common questions

Is COQUET TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity achieved a modest operational surplus of £148,254, though the overall result was a deficit of £42,999 due to expenditure from the designated Innovation Fund. Per the trustees' report, free reserves increased to £1,736,467, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain the charity's reserves policy target of three to six months' expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

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

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/11/2023£10k"Nature, Habitat and Heritage Project"