THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1121739 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General

Objects

SUCH PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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

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

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

Received the assets of THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST (charity 1053273) — merger registered 11/01/2008.

Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).

Latest income

£1.2m

Latest spending

£4.6m

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves stood at £56,048,839, which the trustees use to cover administrative costs and fund future grant applications. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £447,006, driven by significant gains on investments, while total charitable expenditure reached £4,422,920. The trustees confirmed there are no uncertainties regarding going concern and that adequate resources are available for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £20,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“John Flynn received £20,000 (2024- £19,000) from the charity in lieu of lost income for his time spent on work for the charity during the year” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: John Flynn received £20,000 in lieu of lost income.

“John Flynn received £20,000 (2024- £19,000) from the charity in lieu of lost income for his time spent on work for the charity during the year” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration

“John Flynn received £20,000 (2024- £19,000) from the charity in lieu of lost income for his time spent on work for the charity during the year” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 5 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.

Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management

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 31/12/2025

Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Grant-making is its main activity

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£1.2m

Total spending

£4.6m

Cost of raising funds

£209k

Reserves (reported)

£59.7m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~154.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (99% 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: 18.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Ballinger
Diana Ballinger
JOHN FLYNN · trustee of 1 other charity
Nicola Crowther

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

Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Gateshead · Middlesbrough · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · Redcar And Cleveland · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£1.2m	£4.6m
31/12/2024	£1.2m	£3.7m
31/12/2023	£1.5m	£3.7m
31/12/2022	£21.0m	£2.0m
31/12/2021	£1.2m	£1.7m

Common questions

Is THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves stood at £56,048,839, which the trustees use to cover administrative costs and fund future grant applications. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £447,006, driven by significant gains on investments, while total charitable expenditure reached £4,422,920. The trustees confirmed there are no uncertainties regarding going concern and that adequate resources are available for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £20,000 band.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/07/2022	£400k	County Durham Direct Delivery Youth Partnership
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/12/2021	£400k	Northumberland Direct Delivery Youth Partnership

Charities like this

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

THE KOBLER TRUST income £86k
THE BERYL HARDING TRUST income £56k
BRIAN WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST income £126k
THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST income £115k
AB LAHER CHARITABLE TRUST income £218k
C R BURRELL'S CHARITY TRUST income £37k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST	£1.2m	£20,000	unclear	—	no doubt
THE KOBLER TRUST FY2025	£86k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BERYL HARDING TRUST FY2026	£56k	—	above	—	no doubt
BRIAN WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£126k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£115k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AB LAHER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£218k	—	above	—	no doubt

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