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SANDHURST TRUST

Registered charity 1154476 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Leadership lectures, mainly at The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) to introduce alternative and complimentary perspectives on leadership, and provide opportunities for interaction between its alumni and wider society. Reunion events to develop esprit de corps. Conferences and occasional papers to enhance academic standing. Charitable disbursement within RMAS and through partner charities.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£988k
Latest spending
£928k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £59,550 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted funds increasing to £128,633. The trustees report that reserves were re-established and stood at £75k by the end of the year, with total reserves of £111,852 falling within the agreed policy target range of £100,000 to £150,000. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern, supported by regular donations and grants.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £100,000 and £150,000 (held: £112k)
“the target range for the free reserves is between £100,000 and £150,000”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

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

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£988k
Total spending
£928k
Cost of raising funds
£528k
Reserves (reported)
£129k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (71% 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: 53.5% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£988k£928k
31/12/2023£996k£1.0m
31/12/2022£984k£1.1m
31/12/2021£579k£504k
31/12/2020£393k£347k

Common questions

Is SANDHURST TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £59,550 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted funds increasing to £128,633. The trustees report that reserves were re-established and stood at £75k by the end of the year, with total reserves of £111,852 falling within the agreed policy target range of £100,000 to £150,000. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern, supported by regular donations and grants. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ABDALLA FOUNDATION1£9k
THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST1£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY SANDHURST COMMANDANT'S FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SANDHURST TRUST£988k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY SANDHURST COMMANDANT'S FUND FY2025£305k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION LIMITED FY2025£951k—0above—no doubt
ROYAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£202k—0within—no doubt
THE ROYAL LANCERS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£231k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST THE QUEEN'S DRAGOON GUARDS REGIMENTAL TRUST FY2025£175k—0unclear—no doubt

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