ST EDMUND'S CHARITY
Providing grants for educational purposes to individuals in financial need, and to organisations for the advancement of religion in accordance with the doctrines, practices and principles of the Church of England, within the ecclesiastical parish of St John the Baptist, Croydon.
Objects
(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO ARE IN FINANCIAL NEED.(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION (INCLUDING RELIGIOUS EDUCATION) IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES, PRACTICES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The provided document is an electronic signature audit log from FuseSign and does not contain the actual charity accounts or financial statements for St Edmund's Charity. Consequently, no financial data regarding reserves, emoluments, or going concern status is available for analysis.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2022 (received 26/03/2023, 54 days after the 31/01/2023 due date).
Trustees
- Arlene Eugenie Esdaile
- Henrietta Ansong
- Stephen John Willmer
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £34k | £44k |
| 31/03/2025 | £33k | £44k |
| 31/03/2024 | £31k | £33k |
| 31/03/2023 | £30k | £33k |
| 31/03/2022 | £27k | £30k |
Common questions
Is ST EDMUND'S CHARITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The provided document is an electronic signature audit log from FuseSign and does not contain the actual charity accounts or financial statements for St Edmund's Charity. Consequently, no financial data regarding reserves, emoluments, or going concern status is available for analysis.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE LAMBETH TRUST | 1 | £728k |
| NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £69k |
| NORWICH CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES | 1 | £66k |
| JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £45k |
| THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST | 1 | £24k |
| ANGUISH'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | 1 | £22k |
| Norwich Freemen's Charity | 1 | £16k |
| THE WITHEREN FOUNDATION | 1 | £15k |
Charities like this
- THE COMMUNITY OF ST ANSELM
- THE ELLIOTT SIMMONS CHARITABLE TRUST
- ST CHRISTOPHER'S EDUCATIONAL TRUST (INCORPORATING THE HUGHES AND STEVENS BEQUEST)
- SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST
- LORD CREWE'S CHARITY
- ST WILFRID'S TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST EDMUND'S CHARITY | £34k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE COMMUNITY OF ST ANSELM | £303k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE ELLIOTT SIMMONS CHARITABLE TRUST | £39k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST CHRISTOPHER'S EDUCATIONAL TRUST (INCORPORATING THE HUGHES AND STEVENS BEQUEST) | £1.1m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST | £521k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LORD CREWE'S CHARITY | £1.8m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |