WICKSTEED CHARITABLE TRUST
Registered charity 1142103 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts
The accounts state that the Group held total reserves of £7,789,069, with unrestricted reserves of £7,751,119. The Trustees consider that retained reserves should be equated with approximately twelve months of unrestricted resources expended, which is currently in the region of £1.3m to £1.5m. The Group reported a net increase in funds of £989,711 for the year ended 28 February 2023.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by MHA.
What the charity says about itself (2025)
From its own voluntary annual review / impact report— the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.
Extracting specific event participation numbers.
“In 2025 we hosted the inaugural Kettering Half Marathon and 5K Run, with 2,182 taking part”
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wicksteed Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£3.8m
Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (08/11/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustees
- OLIVER CHARLES WICKSTEEDchair
- Adrian Richard Fytche
- Catriona Mary Lougher
- Darowen Paul Jones
- Duncan Edward Lewin
- James William Edward Balding
- LINDEN GROVES
- Nicholas Peter Vaughan
- Paul Adam Stamper
- Rachel James
- Richard Hall
- Russell Shanley
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northamptonshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WICKSTEED CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?
The accounts state that the Group held total reserves of £7,789,069, with unrestricted reserves of £7,751,119. The Trustees consider that retained reserves should be equated with approximately twelve months of unrestricted resources expended, which is currently in the region of £1.3m to £1.5m. The Group reported a net increase in funds of £989,711 for the year ended 28 February 2023. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by MHA.
Government & lottery funding
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