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THE THOMAS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1131842 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General charitable purposes, with an emphasis on specific needs in South Africa.

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

Latest income
£946k
Latest spending
£50k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased by approximately £25,000 during the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £2,071,585. The trustees report that a reserves policy is not required as the charity has no material overhead costs and all unrestricted funds are available for distribution. The charity continues to operate on a going concern basis with adequate resources.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Donation from Thomas Aston Homes Limited, a company with common directors/trustees.
“The Charity received a donation of £25,000 from Thomas Aston Homes Limited, a company with common directors/trustees,” — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£946k
Total spending
£50k
Reserves (reported)
£3.0m
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (90% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: South Africa

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£946k£50k
05/04/2024£138k£163k
05/04/2023£2.2m£62k
05/04/2022£75k£75k
05/04/2021£45k£45k

Common questions

Is THE THOMAS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased by approximately £25,000 during the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £2,071,585. The trustees report that a reserves policy is not required as the charity has no material overhead costs and all unrestricted funds are available for distribution. The charity continues to operate on a going concern basis with adequate resources. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ELWYN THOMAS MEMORIAL FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE THOMAS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST£946k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ELWYN THOMAS MEMORIAL FUND FY2024£156k—0unclear—not going concern
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY FY2025£260k—0below—no doubt
THE TOMLINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£284k—0below—no doubt
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£6.3m—0unclear—no doubt
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£124k—0unclear—no doubt

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