BIG LOCAL TRUST
Registered charity 1145916 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Advance community development and the relief of unemployment for the benefit of the public in the localities in each region specified by making distributions to the recipients to develop the capacity and skills of the members of socially and economically disadvantaged communities in such a way that they are better able to identify and help meet their needs and participate more fully in society
Causes: Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that Big Local Trust held total unrestricted funds of £15,981,000 at the year-end, with a net expenditure of £8,008,000 for the period. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and is prepared on a going concern basis. The charity is in its final operational phase, with a planned closure in February 2027, and holds sufficient contingencies within its funds to cover unforeseen costs.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Employees paid over £60,000: 19
“There were 19 employees who were remunerated over £60k in the year” — page 48
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Rachel Rowney — Chief executive (source)
- Jon Fox — Deputy chief executive (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- The National Lottery Community Fund — “Established by The National Lottery Community Fund, Big Local was a fundamentally new approach to community funding which ran from 2011 to 2…” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · linkedin
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£15k
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (87% 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: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BIG LOCAL TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Big Local Trust held total unrestricted funds of £15,981,000 at the year-end, with a net expenditure of £8,008,000 for the period. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and is prepared on a going concern basis. The charity is in its final operational phase, with a planned closure in February 2027, and holds sufficient contingencies within its funds to cover unforeseen costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.
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