THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1135810 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trustees meet regularly to decide on the grants they wish to make.

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Latest income

£120k

Latest spending

£130k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £10,241 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £4,653,905 to £4,587,020. The trustees confirm that sufficient cash reserves are being maintained to meet current and planned expenditure, and they consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient cash reserves to meet current and planned expenditure (held: £4.6m)

“The Trustees are maintaining sufficient cash reserves to meet current and planned expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Ian Roger Woolfe, a trustee, is a consultant at Collyer Bristow LLP, which provided legal and professional services to the charity.

“Management and administration expenses include £45,174 (2024: £33,901) in relation to legal and other administrative support carried out by Collyer Bristow LLP; a firm of solicitors, where Ian Roger Woolfe was a partner until September 2015 and is now a consultant.” — page 15

“Gift Aid Donations received in the year from Lady Dixon totalled £40,000 (2024: £nil).” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Lady Dixon, a trustee, provided Gift Aid donations to the charity.

“Management and administration expenses include £45,174 (2024: £33,901) in relation to legal and other administrative support carried out by Collyer Bristow LLP; a firm of solicitors, where Ian Roger Woolfe was a partner until September 2015 and is now a consultant.” — page 15

“Gift Aid Donations received in the year from Lady Dixon totalled £40,000 (2024: £nil).” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2022)

Total income

£697k

Total spending

£421k

Cost of raising funds

£26k

Reserves (reported)

£300k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~8.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

MR ROGER WOOLFE
Steven Ian Graham Dixon

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£120k	£130k
05/04/2024	£138k	£276k
05/04/2023	£373k	£1.3m
05/04/2022	£697k	£421k
05/04/2021	£483k	£380k

Common questions

Is THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £10,241 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £4,653,905 to £4,587,020. The trustees confirm that sufficient cash reserves are being maintained to meet current and planned expenditure, and they consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
MENPHYS LIMITED	1	£45k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with VALAN SOCIAL WELFARE TRUST.

VALAN SOCIAL WELFARE TRUST income £759k
THE J J CHARITABLE TRUST income £842k
BELVEDERE TRUST income £773k
THE HARAMEAD TRUST income £4.8m
ENGLISH HOLDINGS CHARITABLE TRUST income £398k
DELVES CHARITABLE TRUST income £222k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUST	£120k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
VALAN SOCIAL WELFARE TRUST FY2025	£759k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE J J CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£842k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
BELVEDERE TRUST FY2025	£773k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE HARAMEAD TRUST FY2025	£4.8m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ENGLISH HOLDINGS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£398k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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