CSIS CHARITY FUND

Registered charity 1121671 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CIVIL SERVICE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS FUND

Latest income
£266k
Latest spending
£355k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £926,922 to £875,124 due to a net expenditure of £51,798, driven by grants exceeding incoming resources. The trustees note that the charity is dependent on annual donations from the Civil Service Insurance Society and that current levels of disinvestment from reserves cannot be sustained for more than a few years without scaling back grant-making.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £875k)
The aim is to maintain 'free reserves' equivalent to the annual operating costs (approx. £60,000, which allows the charity to manage unforeseen financial difficulties or unexpected gaps in funding.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation received from related party
During the year, the charity received donations of £239,026 (2024: £175,967) from The Civil Service Insurance Society. At 31 December 2025, the charity was owed £239,026 (2024: £175,957) by the Civil Service Insurance Society. — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Deeks Evans Audit Services Limited.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£266k£355k
31/12/2024£204k£356k
31/12/2023£266k£397k
31/12/2022£301k£355k
31/12/2021£326k£531k

Common questions

Is CSIS CHARITY FUND financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £926,922 to £875,124 due to a net expenditure of £51,798, driven by grants exceeding incoming resources. The trustees note that the charity is dependent on annual donations from the Civil Service Insurance Society and that current levels of disinvestment from reserves cannot be sustained for more than a few years without scaling back grant-making. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Deeks Evans Audit Services Limited.

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