THE DAWES TRUST

Registered charity 1142951 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The capital and income of the Trust Fund are held on Trust and can be distributed in such proportions as the Trustees may think fit to fight crime including organised crime.

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Latest income

£119k

Latest spending

£835k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is being wound up in 2026 and is not a going concern. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £360,214 are held, which the trustees believe will support the trust until winding up is complete. The charity reported a net resource outflow of £692,643 for the year, funded by investment income and the drawdown of reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £360k)

“The Trustees are aware that they still have significant commitments from previous years which are coming to an end, and are of the opinion that the current level of reserves will support the Trust until it is wound up in 2026.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)

“The Trustees therefore consider that The Dawes Trust cannot be considered a going concern at the time of approving the financial statements.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grants to organizations with trustee connections

“During the year the charity supported Birkbeck, University of London and Sentencing Academy. Professor Michael Hough, a Trustee of the Dawes Trust, has connections with both of these charitable organisations and both have received grants from the Dawes Trust.” — 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.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → not a going concern (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

ALEXANDER GEORGE BURKE CUPPAGE
GRAEME KLEINER
John Michael Hough · trustee of 2 other charities
SIR STEPHEN JAMES LANDER

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£119k	£835k
30/06/2024	£185k	£1.8m
30/06/2023	£135k	£2.3m
30/06/2022	£86k	£963k
30/06/2021	£166k	£2.9m

Common questions

Is THE DAWES TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is being wound up in 2026 and is not a going concern. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £360,214 are held, which the trustees believe will support the trust until winding up is complete. The charity reported a net resource outflow of £692,643 for the year, funded by investment income and the drawdown of reserves. 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
VENDQUOT LIMITED	1	£22k
THE STORZ CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£9k
THE ESFANDI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£0

Charities like this

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

THE DINSWADE TRUST income £254k
THE DWEK FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST income £48k
LANGDALE TRUST income £148k
THE EDGWARE FOUNDATION income £304k
JUNE MARGARET PAVYER WILL TRUST income £204k
THE KATHERINE MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUST income £2.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE DAWES TRUST	£119k	—	unclear	—	not going concern
THE DINSWADE TRUST FY2025	£254k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE DWEK FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£48k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LANGDALE TRUST FY2025	£148k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE EDGWARE FOUNDATION FY2025	£304k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
JUNE MARGARET PAVYER WILL TRUST FY2026	£204k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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