The Musk-Burton Family Trust

Registered charity 1127725 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BURTON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

The charity donates monies to organisations and individuals who will use them exclusively in ways which fall within the companies objects

Objects

THE TRUSTEES MUST APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY TO ADVANCE SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME INCLUDING BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION AND IN NO ORDER OF PRIORITY:1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND NEED.2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.3) THE PROMOTION OF THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.4) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH.5) THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION.( THE OBJECTS ) IN ALL CASES BY THE DONATION OF FUNDS TO INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANISATIONS WHO WILL USE THEM EXCLUSIVELY IN WAYS WHICH FALL WITHIN THE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

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

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Latest income
£160k
Latest spending
£865k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £8,668,046 as of 31 March 2025, held to fund ongoing charitable commitments. The charity reported a net movement in funds of (687,131) for the year, driven by charitable donations of £797,086 against total income of £159,792. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Mrs S Falvey received £10,800 in fees; Cowgill Holloway LLP (partnered by Mr A J Ball) received £15,618 for accountancy services.
“During the year the Trust paid £10,800 of fees to Mrs S Falvey, a trustee, for her work on behalf of the charity. The Trust has also paid £15,618 of fees to Cowgill Holloway LLP in which trustee Mr A J Ball is a Partner, for accountancy services during the year.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Mr A J Ball is a Partner in Cowgill Holloway LLP, which received £15,618 for accountancy services.
“The Trust has also paid £15,618 of fees to Cowgill Holloway LLP in which trustee Mr A J Ball is a Partner, for accountancy services during the year.” — page 15
“During the year the Trust paid £10,800 of fees to Mrs S Falvey, a trustee, for her work on behalf of the charity.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Mrs S Falvey received £10,800 in fees for work on behalf of the charity.
“The Trust has also paid £15,618 of fees to Cowgill Holloway LLP in which trustee Mr A J Ball is a Partner, for accountancy services during the year.” — page 15
“During the year the Trust paid £10,800 of fees to Mrs S Falvey, a trustee, for her work on behalf of the charity.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Barlow Andrews LLP. Discloses 3 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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee; 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 31/03/2023

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee; 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.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 4 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 23/02/2026, 23 days after the 31/01/2026 due date); year ending 31/03/2024 (received 06/08/2025, 187 days after the 31/01/2025 due date); year ending 31/03/2023 (received 09/09/2024, 222 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 23/03/2022, 51 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£160k£865k
31/03/2024£280k£329k
31/03/2023£251k£310k
31/03/2022£239k£636k
31/03/2021£262k£783k

Common questions

Is The Musk-Burton Family Trust financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £8,668,046 as of 31 March 2025, held to fund ongoing charitable commitments. The charity reported a net movement in funds of (687,131) for the year, driven by charitable donations of £797,086 against total income of £159,792. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Barlow Andrews LLP.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
The Musk-Burton Family Trust£160k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BROUGHTON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£225k——unclear—no doubt
THE MACDONALD-BUCHANAN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£108k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MANSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£38k—0above—no doubt
THE MULLION CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£45k—0below—no doubt
MUCKLOW CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.6m——unclear—no doubt

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