GREEN MAN TRUST LTD

Registered charity 1156453 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GREEN MAN TRUST

CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHOWCASING, TRAINING AND CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES, PARTICULARLY FOR NEW AND EMERGING ARTISTS. SUPPORT DISADVANTAGED AND VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS THROUGH EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES WE SUPPORT LOCAL WELSH COMMUNITY PROJECTS.WE ENSURE THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF ANY GRANT FUNDING ARE MONITORED AND EVALUATED AND REPORTED ON ACCORDINGLY.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£655k
Latest spending
£610k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free unrestricted reserves of £92,638 at the end of the year, which is above its stated policy target of holding sufficient reserves to cover salaries and operational costs equivalent to at least £50,000. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £50,000 (held: £93k)
“The charity reserves policy is to hold sufficient reserves to cover salaries and operational costs equivalent to at least £50,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Expenses incurred from Plantpot Limited
“During the year there were expenses incurred from Plantpot Limited of £567 (2024:£150). At the year end £3,139 (2024:£13,053) was due from Plantpot Limited. Plantpot Limited is connected by a trustee of Green Man Trust Limited who is the ultimate controlling party of Plantpot Limited.” — page 36
“During the year donations of £44,119 (2024: £42,929) were received from Plantpot Limited, as well as donated tickets worth £273,787 (2024: £162,970), who is connected by a trustee of Green Man Trust Limited who is the ultimate controlling part of Plantpot Limited.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from Plantpot Limited
“During the year there were expenses incurred from Plantpot Limited of £567 (2024:£150). At the year end £3,139 (2024:£13,053) was due from Plantpot Limited. Plantpot Limited is connected by a trustee of Green Man Trust Limited who is the ultimate controlling party of Plantpot Limited.” — page 36
“During the year donations of £44,119 (2024: £42,929) were received from Plantpot Limited, as well as donated tickets worth £273,787 (2024: £162,970), who is connected by a trustee of Green Man Trust Limited who is the ultimate controlling part of Plantpot Limited.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£655k
Total spending
£610k
Cost of raising funds
£24k
Reserves (reported)
£93k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 3.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£655k£610k
31/12/2024£481k£553k
31/12/2023£275k£363k
31/12/2022£225k£281k
31/12/2021£347k£127k

Common questions

Is GREEN MAN TRUST LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free unrestricted reserves of £92,638 at the end of the year, which is above its stated policy target of holding sufficient reserves to cover salaries and operational costs equivalent to at least £50,000. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GREEN MAN TRUST LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GREEN MAN TRUST LTD as a grant recipient include COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUST, The Ashley Family Foundation.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£12kVisual Arts Programme in 2024
The Ashley Family FoundationFY2024£10k
The Ashley Family FoundationFY2024£10k
The Ashley Family FoundationFY2024£10k
The Ashley Family FoundationFY2023£10k
The Ashley Family FoundationFY2025£6k
The Ashley Family FoundationFY2022£0
The Ashley Family FoundationFY2022£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2026£16kGreen Man Global - Refugee Integration Project
The National Lottery Community Fund08/04/2025£9kGreen Man Trust - Refugee Integration Project
UK government07/02/2024£27kSupporting Grassroots Live Music Fund

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
UNSEEN (UK)1£6k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GREENGATE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GREEN MAN TRUST LTD£655k—0unclear—no doubt
GREENGATE TRUST FY2025£2.0m—0unclear—no doubt
SUMNER WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£136k—0above—no doubt
BRIDGE TRUST FY2023£297k—0unclear—no doubt
Cultural Philanthropy Foundation Limited FY2024£122k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GREGYNOG TRUST FY2025£1.1m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—noted

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