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THE SIOBHAN DOWD TRUST

Registered charity 1128055 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£50k
Latest spending
£69k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £100,731 to £82,090, driven by total expenditure of £68,591 against incoming resources of £49,950. The trustees consider the remaining reserves sufficient to meet management costs and emergency grant applications. The filing confirms the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Royalties
“The Trust received income from royalties which amounted to £49,110 (2024: £62,318). In addition, during the year the Trust received interest of £840 (2024: £649).” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: covers management and administration costs and to respond to emergency applications for grants (held: £82k)
“It is the policy of the Charity to maintain unrestricted funds (free reserves) at a level which covers management and administration costs and to respond to emergency applications for grants which arise from time to time.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£50k£69k
05/04/2024£63k£40k
05/04/2023£61k£97k
05/04/2022£64k£83k
05/04/2021£76k£62k

Common questions

Is THE SIOBHAN DOWD TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £100,731 to £82,090, driven by total expenditure of £68,591 against incoming resources of £49,950. The trustees consider the remaining reserves sufficient to meet management costs and emergency grant applications. The filing confirms the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.