THE JAMES AND DEIRDRE DYSON TRUST

Registered charity 1160919 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The JAMES AND DEIRDRE DYSON TRUST is not accepting funding requests at this time.

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Latest income

£247k

Latest spending

£337k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust ended the year with £4,586,446 in cash available for future periods, having made charitable donations of £334,494. The Trustees are confident that the work of the Trust can continue, with future funding mainly derived from direct donations by Sir James and Lady Dyson.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Interest received (100% of income)

“The Trust’s main source of income is, and is expected to remain, interest received from cash deposits.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2020)

Total income

£23.0m

Total spending

£487k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

SIR JAMES DYSON CBEchair · trustee of 2 other charities
LADY DEIRDRE JESSIE DYSON BA HONS
Weybourne Corporate Trustee Limited · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£247k	£337k
31/12/2023	£216k	£218k
31/12/2022	£121k	£339k
31/12/2021	£58k	£93k
31/12/2020	£23.0m	£487k

Common questions

Is THE JAMES AND DEIRDRE DYSON TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust ended the year with £4,586,446 in cash available for future periods, having made charitable donations of £334,494. The Trustees are confident that the work of the Trust can continue, with future funding mainly derived from direct donations by Sir James and Lady Dyson. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.1m
THE ELIZABETH CAYZER CHARITABLE TRUST income £203k
THE DINSWADE TRUST income £254k
THE DYSLEXIA FOUNDATION income £315k
KNOWLEDGE EMPOWERS YOU CHARITABLE TRUST income £217k
THE MONTAL CHARITABLE TRUST income £932k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE JAMES AND DEIRDRE DYSON TRUST	£247k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£1.1m	—	above	—	no doubt
THE ELIZABETH CAYZER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£203k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DINSWADE TRUST FY2025	£254k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE DYSLEXIA FOUNDATION FY2024	£315k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KNOWLEDGE EMPOWERS YOU CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£217k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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