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DUKE UK TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1122594 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advance Education;Support academic research and provision of Healthcare

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£298k
Latest spending
£298k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves decreased from £16,718 to £16,102 during the year, resulting in a net expenditure of £616. The charity's policy is to maintain no general reserves other than £5,000 for running costs, with all incoming resources donated to designated institutions. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue operating as a going concern with no material uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no general reserves, except for £5,000 for running costs (held: £16k)
“To achieve its objectives, the charity has elected to donate all its incoming resources less administrative expenses, to the designated institutions. Therefore, all funds are designated, and, as a policy, it does not maintain any general reserves, except for £5,000 for running costs.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Duke University, USA, whose Board of Trustees is the ultimate controlling party, was the sole beneficiary of grants made by the charity during the year and it also makes contributions towards the charity's administration and governance costs which amounted to £15,089 (2024 - £2,894). They are shown as other income in these accounts.
“Duke University, USA, whose Board of Trustees is the ultimate controlling party, was the sole beneficiary of grants made by the charity during the year and it also makes contributions towards the charity's administration and governance costs which amounted to £15,089 (2024 - £2,894). They are shown as other income in these accounts.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2022)

Total income
£518k
Total spending
£495k
Reserves (reported)
£5k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£298k£298k
31/07/2024£158k£161k
31/07/2023£289k£316k
31/07/2022£518k£495k
31/07/2021£594k£759k

Common questions

Is DUKE UK TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves decreased from £16,718 to £16,102 during the year, resulting in a net expenditure of £616. The charity's policy is to maintain no general reserves other than £5,000 for running costs, with all incoming resources donated to designated institutions. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue operating as a going concern with no material uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DUKE UK TRUST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DUKE UK TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE ROTHERMERE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROTHERMERE FOUNDATIONFY2022£1kOther charitable donations

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH1£183k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER1£20k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£12k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND1£5k
MOYNITRUST1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DUKE UK TRUST LIMITED£298k—0unclear—no doubt
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£256k—0below—no doubt
THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY FY2025£203k—0unclear—no doubt
THE UK FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND FY2025£136k—0below—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
DUKES FOUNDATION FY2025£218k——below—no doubt

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