GRAYLING CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1160399 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Grayling Charitable Trust is a family owned Charity that supports a wide range of charitable causes.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Latest income
£50k
Latest spending
£48k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £1,316,710, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover long-term commitments plus approximately six months of general charitable expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £2,619 for the year, having spent £47,519 on charitable activities against total income of £50,138. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the financial statements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 6.0% of fundraised income
The Trustees consider that as a minimum unrestricted funds should be sufficient to cover any long term commitments made (to the extent not specifically covered by restricted funds) plus approximately six months of general charitable expenditure. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of general charitable expenditure plus long term commitments (held: £1.3m)
The Trustees consider that as a minimum unrestricted funds should be sufficient to cover any long term commitments made (to the extent not specifically covered by restricted funds) plus approximately six months of general charitable expenditure. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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
05/04/2025£50k£48k
05/04/2024£19k£39k
05/04/2023£45k£38k
05/04/2022£31k£46k
05/04/2021£163k£23k

Common questions

Is GRAYLING CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £1,316,710, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover long-term commitments plus approximately six months of general charitable expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £2,619 for the year, having spent £47,519 on charitable activities against total income of £50,138. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.