STAR TRUST (EAST MIDLANDS) LTD

Registered charity 1153928 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STAR TRUST LIMITED, THE STAR TRUST

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

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£171k
Latest spending
£155k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fundraising events (100% of income)
“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
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: approximately £20,000 (reserves figure: £112k)
“The trustees aim to hold reserves of approximately £20,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 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

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Star Trust (East Midlands) Limited (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Star Community Foundation.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STAR TRUST (EAST MIDLANDS) LTD£171k—0unclear—no doubt
Star Community Foundation FY2025£300k—0unclear—no doubt
STARR TRUST FY2025£169k—0unclear—no doubt
STAR - STEPS TO ACTIVE RECOVERY FY2025£103k—0unclear—no doubt
MORNING STAR TRUST FY2025£306k—0unclear—no doubt
THE EAST MIDLAND BAPTIST TRUST COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£139k—0above—no doubt

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