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.

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Latest income

£176k

Latest spending

£180k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free unrestricted reserves were £32,995, which is above the stated policy target of £25,000–£30,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of -£35,462 due to investment losses, but maintains adequate resources for going concern.

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 (held: £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 during the year amounted to £5,435 (2024: £4,980).

“Donations received from Trustees during the year amounted to £5,435 (2024: £4,980). During the period, the Worshipful Company of Basketmakers received individual charitable donations of ENil (2024: £650). There were no other transactions with related parties in the current or prior year.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~6.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Anne Elizabeth Holdenchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Annaliese Leila MARSHALL
GRAHAM KENNETH ASLET
Jing Li
Lady Dorothy Newlands of Lauriston
Philip Miles · trustee of 1 other charity
Richard Burn
Sasha Keir
Stephen Bowsher

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
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 accounts state that free unrestricted reserves were £32,995, which is above the stated policy target of £25,000–£30,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of -£35,462 due to investment losses, but maintains adequate resources for 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
THIRTY PERCY FOUNDATION	1	£220k
NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£97k
GOWER STREET	1	£24k
THE A TEAM FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£20k
THE FREDERICK MULDER FOUNDATION	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Movements Trust Limited.

The Movements Trust Limited income £631k
THE BALNEY CHARITABLE TRUST income £231k
THE WARWICK TRUST income £153k
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF NEEDLEMAKERS CHARITABLE FUND income £262k
THE SCS TRUST income £166k
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BASKETMAKERS 2011 CHARITABLE TRUST	£176k	—	above	—	no doubt
The Movements Trust Limited FY2024	£631k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE BALNEY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£231k	—	above	29.3%	no doubt
THE WARWICK TRUST FY2025	£153k	—	above	—	no doubt
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF NEEDLEMAKERS CHARITABLE FUND FY2025	£262k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SCS TRUST FY2024	£166k	—	within	—	no doubt

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