GENESIS TRUST BATH
Registered charity 1154253 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Genesis Trust
THE GENESIS TRUST OPERATES WITHIN THE CITY OF BATH PROVIDING SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED; PARTICULARLY THE HOMELESS AND VULNERABLY HOUSED. ITS ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF MEALS, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS (FURNITURE), ADVICE AND SIGNPOSTING, LIFESKILLS ACTIVITIES AND WORK PLACEMENTS.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £93,086 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £573,541 to £480,455. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £366k, which is within the stated policy target of three to nine times average monthly expenditure, and the auditor confirmed no material uncertainties regarding going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to nine times the average monthly expenditure (held: £366k)
“The reserves policy is that the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (the free reserves) shall represent between three and nine times the average monthly expenditure of the charity.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees made donations to the charity.
“The trustees made £2,140 of donations to the charity in the year (2024: £nil). All donations were made at arms length.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Genesis Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£572k
Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 45.0% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (22/12/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (13/04/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Eurtrice Horwoodchair
- Alastair Gibson
- Joanna Ruth Lewis
- John Colvin
- Peter Heywood · trustee of 2 other charities
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset
Income and spending
Common questions
Is GENESIS TRUST BATH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £93,086 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £573,541 to £480,455. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £366k, which is within the stated policy target of three to nine times average monthly expenditure, and the auditor confirmed no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.
Who funds GENESIS TRUST BATH?
Funders whose own accounts filings name GENESIS TRUST BATH as a grant recipient include THE ROPER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST, THE JOYCE FLETCHER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MERCHANT VENTURERS CHARITY, THE DWF FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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