STARR TRUST

Registered charity 1127497 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE EDWARD STARR CHARITABLE TRUST

The Starr Trust supports Individuals, Community Groups and Charities. We support Young People, or projects for Young People, up to the age of 25, where they are living in or are linked in some way to the Greater Brighton area and are facing roadblocks that are stopping them reaching their potential. This could be through Sport, Art, Education, Mental wellbeing, or even help with a new Business id

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£169k
Latest spending
£136k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £56,189 at the year end, representing a net income of £33,031 after expenditure. The trustees report that the charity remains able to fund applications every month despite national financial challenges. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified by the independent examiner.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Starr Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
27/09/2025£169k£136k
27/09/2024£175k£235k
27/09/2023£233k£205k
27/09/2022£179k£211k
27/09/2021£106k£93k

Common questions

Is STARR TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £56,189 at the year end, representing a net income of £33,031 after expenditure. The trustees report that the charity remains able to fund applications every month despite national financial challenges. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified by the independent examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds STARR TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STARR TRUST as a grant recipient include THE HISCOX FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HISCOX FOUNDATIONFY2025£50k

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STAR BEREAVEMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STARR TRUST£169k—0unclear—no doubt
STAR BEREAVEMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICE LIMITED FY2025£135k—0unclear—no doubt
Star Community Foundation FY2025£300k—0unclear—no doubt
As-Siraj Trust FY2025£807k—0unclear—no doubt
STARLING FY2025£200k——unclear—no doubt
NORTH WEST YOUNG PEOPLES DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£228k—0unclear—no doubt

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