WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BASKETMAKERS 2011 CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1141986 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BASKETMAKERS CHARITABLE TRUST

The trust will make grants to individuals and organisations.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL PAY OR APPLY THE INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND TO SUCH CHARITIES OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

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

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

Registered contact address: Central Bedfordshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£176k
Latest spending
£180k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £32,995, which exceeds its stated policy target of £25,000–£30,000. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future. The charity relies primarily on investment income and donations from the Worshipful Company of Basketmakers members.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and four months projected annual expenditure, that is between £25,000 and £30,000 (reserves figure: £33k)
“The Trustees have reviewed the reserves of the charity and have established a policy under which the free reserves held by the charity should be between three and four months projected annual expenditure, that is between £25,000 and £30,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from Trustees
“Donations received from Trustees during the year amounted to £5,435 (2024: £4,980).” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Worshipful Company of Basketmakers' 2011 Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£633k
Total spending
£124k
Cost of raising funds
£8k
Reserves (reported)
£62k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~6.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

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£176k£180k
31/03/2024£633k£124k
31/03/2023£281k£122k
31/03/2022£128k£106k
31/03/2021£114k£105k

Common questions

Is WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BASKETMAKERS 2011 CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £32,995, which exceeds its stated policy target of £25,000–£30,000. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future. The charity relies primarily on investment income and donations from the Worshipful Company of Basketmakers members. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BASKETMAKERS 2011 CHARITABLE TRUST£176k——above—no doubt
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BUILDERS' MERCHANTS CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£89k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GLOVERS OF LONDON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£180k—0unclear—no doubt
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF JOINERS AND CEILERS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£37k—0unclear—no doubt
SCJM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£54k—0below—noted
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF ENGINEERS CHARITABLE TRUST FUND FY2025£219k—0within—no doubt

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