THE KERUSSO TRUST

Registered charity 1145560 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KERUSSO TRUST AND KERUSSO PARTNERSHIP · also registered in Scotland as SC044848 (OSCR)

The Kerusso Trust is an enabling charity that supports Christian training and education programmes in Malawi. We partner with Malawian Christian organisations and trusted individuals to provide non-denominational Bible-based training programmes for 1000s of pastors, church leaders, village chiefs, youth and children in rural Malawi, and bursaries for girls to attend a Christian secondary school.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£166k

Latest spending

£171k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £2,678 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds. The trustees maintain that the unrestricted cash reserves of £32,690 represent a healthy level of reserves to meet ongoing commitments, aligning with their stated policy target of a minimum working cash reserve of £27,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum working cash reserve of £27,000 in the unrestricted General Fund (held: £33k)

“In practice, the trustees aim to maintain a minimum working cash reserve of £27,000 in the unrestricted General Fund”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Jonathan Groves and Ruth Groves received remuneration of £11,926 each (total £23,852) plus pension costs and expenses reimbursement.

“In their executive capacity remuneration including wages and pension contributions of £11,926 was paid to each of Jonathan and Ruth Groves during the year (2024 - £20,412). They were also paid total expenses of £3,058” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Kerusso Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £600k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Andrew Paul Hayeschair
Christine Elizabeth Partridge
Dr JONATHAN DAVID GROVES
Professor Jonathan Paul Stephens MBE
RUTH GROVES
Rev Andrew Robert Rollinson

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

Operates in: Malawi · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£166k	£171k
31/12/2024	£123k	£126k
31/12/2023	£113k	£122k
31/12/2022	£109k	£101k
31/12/2021	£95k	£75k

Common questions

Is THE KERUSSO TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £2,678 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds. The trustees maintain that the unrestricted cash reserves of £32,690 represent a healthy level of reserves to meet ongoing commitments, aligning with their stated policy target of a minimum working cash reserve of £27,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE KERUSSO TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE KERUSSO TRUST as a grant recipient include WALLINGFORD BAPTIST CHURCH.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
WALLINGFORD BAPTIST CHURCH	FY2023	£4k	Gifts to Charitable Organisations
WALLINGFORD BAPTIST CHURCH	FY2021	£2k	Mission Fund Payments
WALLINGFORD BAPTIST CHURCH	FY2024	£2k	Mission Fund Payments
WALLINGFORD BAPTIST CHURCH	FY2022	£1k

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
SUTTON CHRISTIAN CENTRE TRUST	1	£11k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£10k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION	1	£5k
W F SOUTHALL TRUST	1	£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PHILIP, TUNBRIDGE WELLS	1	£1k
FOREST OF DEAN COMMUNITY CHURCH	1	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT ANDREW AND SAINT MARK, SURBITON	1	£1k
GILCHRIST EDUCATIONAL TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

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

THE KISUMU CHILDREN TRUST income £225k
MALAWI ASSOCIATION FOR CHRISTIAN SUPPORT CIO income £110k
ST CHRISTOPHER'S EDUCATIONAL TRUST (INCORPORATING THE HUGHES AND STEVENS BEQUEST) income £208k
THE KERRISON TRUST income £213k
THE RELAY TRUST income £8.6m
KINGS CHURCH MARSHES TRUST income £111k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE KERUSSO TRUST	£166k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE KISUMU CHILDREN TRUST FY2024	£225k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MALAWI ASSOCIATION FOR CHRISTIAN SUPPORT CIO FY2025	£110k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ST CHRISTOPHER'S EDUCATIONAL TRUST (INCORPORATING THE HUGHES AND STEVENS BEQUEST) FY2024	£208k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE KERRISON TRUST FY2025	£213k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE RELAY TRUST FY2025	£8.6m	£140,001 - £150,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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