STAR TRUST (EAST MIDLANDS) LTD
Star Trust is an East Midlands-based charity, run by local business owners and entrepreneurs, which supports good causes across the region.Using our members' business expertise and commercial initiative, we hold events throughout the year to raise money for locally-run charities that can often struggle to secure public donations, simply because they lack the profile of national organisations.
Objects
TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £16,251, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £112,292. This figure is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of holding approximately £20,000 in reserves. The trustees confirm that adequate resources exist to continue operations for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“Income in the year amounted to £170,913 and is almost entirely comprised of tickets, pledges, raffle and auction proceeds from the fundraising events held during the year.” — page 5
“The trustees aim to hold reserves of approximately £20,000.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2025
- Volunteers: 8
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2024
- Volunteers: 8
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2023
- Volunteers: 11
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- Lisa Cawdron
- STEVE WARREN
- STEVEN HAMPSON
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/10/2025 | £171k | £155k |
| 31/10/2024 | £171k | £142k |
| 31/10/2023 | £182k | £167k |
| 31/10/2022 | £106k | £69k |
| 31/10/2021 | £40k | £38k |
Common questions
Is STAR TRUST (EAST MIDLANDS) LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £16,251, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £112,292. This figure is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of holding approximately £20,000 in reserves. The trustees confirm that adequate resources exist to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION | 2 | £160k |
| THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST | 2 | £55k |
| THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED | 2 | £15k |
| ST. JAMES'S PLACE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £150k |
| Jill and Norman Franklin Trust | 1 | £114k |
| THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £103k |
| E B M CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £70k |
| THE HISCOX FOUNDATION | 1 | £50k |
Charities like this
- Star Community Foundation
- STARR TRUST
- STAR - STEPS TO ACTIVE RECOVERY
- MORNING STAR TRUST
- THE EAST MIDLAND BAPTIST TRUST COMPANY LIMITED
- BLYTH STAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAR TRUST (EAST MIDLANDS) LTD | £171k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Star Community Foundation | £300k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| STARR TRUST | £169k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| STAR - STEPS TO ACTIVE RECOVERY | £103k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MORNING STAR TRUST | £306k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE EAST MIDLAND BAPTIST TRUST COMPANY LIMITED | £139k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |