THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1160334 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST INCORPORATED

The Edward Cadbury Charitable Trust is a grant giving charity principally supporting the voluntary sector in the Midlands region. The main areas of grant giving focus on education and training, the oppressed and disadvantaged, interfaith and multifaith relations, the arts, conservation and the environment.

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Latest income

£1.6m

Latest spending

£1.8m

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £52,306,640 as of 5 April 2025, a decrease from the previous year's £54,396,306. The trustees consider it prudent to retain sufficient reserves to cover operational costs but do not maintain a specific policy target, stating they do not consider it necessary to maintain any further reserves beyond what is prudent. The charity generated a net loss of £2,089,666 for the year, primarily due to investment losses, while distributing £1,510,640 in grants.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to cover its operational costs (held: £52.3m)

“While the trustees consider it prudent to retain sufficient reserves to cover its operational costs they have the power under the charity's Constitution to utilise both income and capital for charitable purposes at their discretion and therefore do not consider it necessary to maintain any further reserves.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity recharged administrative support costs to the Edward and Dorothy Cadbury Trust.

“During the year ended 5 April 2025 the charity recharged an amount totalling £15,775 (2024: £18,600) to the Edward and Dorothy Cadbury Trust for administrative support and other services incurred by the Edward Cadbury Charitable Trust on behalf of the Edward and Dorothy Cadbury Trust.” — page 37

“During the year ended 5 April 2025 the Edward Cadbury Charitable Trust paid office rent totalling £8,253 (2024: £nil) to the Bournville Village Trust.” — page 36

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity paid office rent to the Bournville Village Trust, where a trustee also served.

“During the year ended 5 April 2025 the charity recharged an amount totalling £15,775 (2024: £18,600) to the Edward and Dorothy Cadbury Trust for administrative support and other services incurred by the Edward Cadbury Charitable Trust on behalf of the Edward and Dorothy Cadbury Trust.” — page 37

“During the year ended 5 April 2025 the Edward Cadbury Charitable Trust paid office rent totalling £8,253 (2024: £nil) to the Bournville Village Trust.” — page 36

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity awarded a grant to the Edward and Dorothy Cadbury Trust.

“During the year ended 5 April 2025 the charity recharged an amount totalling £15,775 (2024: £18,600) to the Edward and Dorothy Cadbury Trust for administrative support and other services incurred by the Edward Cadbury Charitable Trust on behalf of the Edward and Dorothy Cadbury Trust.” — page 37

“During the year ended 5 April 2025 the Edward Cadbury Charitable Trust paid office rent totalling £8,253 (2024: £nil) to the Bournville Village Trust.” — page 36

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity awarded grants to the Bournville Village Trust.

“During the year ended 5 April 2025 the charity recharged an amount totalling £15,775 (2024: £18,600) to the Edward and Dorothy Cadbury Trust for administrative support and other services incurred by the Edward Cadbury Charitable Trust on behalf of the Edward and Dorothy Cadbury Trust.” — page 37

“During the year ended 5 April 2025 the Edward Cadbury Charitable Trust paid office rent totalling £8,253 (2024: £nil) to the Bournville Village Trust.” — page 36

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by J W Hinks LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income

£1.6m

Total spending

£1.8m

Cost of raising funds

£188k

Reserves (reported)

£52.3m

Employees

1

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (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: 11.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (14/09/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ROBERT HUGH STEWART MARRIOTTchair
ANDREW STEPHEN LITTLEBOY
CHARLES ROBERT GILLETT · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr WILLIAM JAMES EDWARD SOUTHALL
Harriet Sarah Banks
NIGEL ROBIN CADBURY
William Ben Cadbury

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Herefordshire · Sandwell · Shropshire · Staffordshire · Walsall · Warwickshire · Wolverhampton · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£1.6m	£1.8m
05/04/2024	£1.5m	£1.1m
05/04/2023	£1.4m	£1.1m
05/04/2022	£1.2m	£1.2m
05/04/2021	£1.2m	£1.0m

Common questions

Is THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £52,306,640 as of 5 April 2025, a decrease from the previous year's £54,396,306. The trustees consider it prudent to retain sufficient reserves to cover operational costs but do not maintain a specific policy target, stating they do not consider it necessary to maintain any further reserves beyond what is prudent. The charity generated a net loss of £2,089,666 for the year, primarily due to investment losses, while distributing £1,510,640 in grants. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by J W Hinks LLP.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
WRIGHT'S CLOCK LAND CIO	1	£305k
JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION	1	£150k
SAINT SARKIS CHARITY TRUST	1	£120k
FINANCE INNOVATION LAB	1	£51k
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION	1	£25k
THE HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS' CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£13k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST.

THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST income £341k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (EDWARD CADBURY SECTION) income £289k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS) income £446k
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.7m
THE CADBURY FOUNDATION income £656k
THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST income £2.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	£1.6m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST FY2025	£341k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (EDWARD CADBURY SECTION) FY2025	£289k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS) FY2025	£446k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£1.7m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE CADBURY FOUNDATION FY2025	£656k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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