THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1142857 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity's main objectives are:To provide aid and support to a broad spectrum of charities which includes and covers education, welfare, health, mentoring and self-development, Jewish and Israeli charities and the community as a whole.To enable the employees of Beaverbrooks The Jewellers Ltd. to support their local charities both in terms of fund raising and the giving of their time.

Objects

TO BENEFIT SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND REGISTERED CHARITIES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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

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Registered contact address: Fylde, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £4,675,614, which is below the stated policy target of holding sufficient reserves to meet administrative operating costs for a 3 to 6 month period. The charity is fully funded by Beaverbrooks the Jewellers Limited, with donations amounting to £1,225,000 received during the year, and reports no material debt or pension deficits.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Beaverbrooks the Jewellers Limited (95% of income)
“Principal sources of income for The Beaverbrooks Charitable Trust include donations amounting to £1,225,000 (2025: £1,380,100) from Beaverbrooks the Jewellers Limited.” — page 5
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of administrative operating costs (reserves figure: £4.7m)
“The Trustees’ aim is to hold sufficient reserves which would meet The Beaverbrooks Charitable Trust's future administrative operating costs for a 3 to 6 month period, in line with the Charities Commission's recommendations.” — page 6
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants payable
“Donations amounting to £50,000 (2025: £30,000) were made to The Mustard Tree, a registered charity, during the period. The Mustard Tree is a related party by way of common directors/trustees.” — page 23
“Donations amounting to £25,000 (2025: £10,000) were made to The Boathouse Youth, a registered charity, during the period. The Boathouse Youth is a related party by way of common directors/trustees.” — page 23
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants payable
“Donations amounting to £50,000 (2025: £30,000) were made to The Mustard Tree, a registered charity, during the period. The Mustard Tree is a related party by way of common directors/trustees.” — page 23
“Donations amounting to £25,000 (2025: £10,000) were made to The Boathouse Youth, a registered charity, during the period. The Boathouse Youth is a related party by way of common directors/trustees.” — page 23
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Expenditure
“Donations amounting to £50,000 (2025: £30,000) were made to The Mustard Tree, a registered charity, during the period. The Mustard Tree is a related party by way of common directors/trustees.” — page 23
“Donations amounting to £25,000 (2025: £10,000) were made to The Boathouse Youth, a registered charity, during the period. The Boathouse Youth is a related party by way of common directors/trustees.” — page 23
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by John Potter & Harrison. Discloses 4 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 28/02/2026

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 28/02/2025

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 29/02/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2026)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.4m
Reserves (reported)
£4.7m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~41.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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 (5.3%) (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
28/02/2026£1.3m£1.4m
28/02/2025£1.5m£1.4m
29/02/2024£2.2m£2.2m
28/02/2023£803k£2.4m
28/02/2022£443k£1.5m

Common questions

Is THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £4,675,614, which is below the stated policy target of holding sufficient reserves to meet administrative operating costs for a 3 to 6 month period. The charity is fully funded by Beaverbrooks the Jewellers Limited, with donations amounting to £1,225,000 received during the year, and reports no material debt or pension deficits. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by John Potter & Harrison.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BEAVERBROOK FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
THE BEAVERBROOK FOUNDATION FY2025£118k——unclear—no doubt
BERKTHORNE LTD FY2025£95k—0above—no doubt
THE TRUELOVES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£49k—0within—no doubt
THE BREWERS' COMPANY GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£203k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHERUBY TRUST FY2026£207k—0unclear—no doubt

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