THREE MONKIES TRUST

Registered charity 1164342 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 3MTRUST

We aim to support charities operating primarily in England welcomes applications from small to medium-sized charities with an annual income of less than £500,000.The Charity focuses on 3 main areas:- Promoting the advancement and accessibility of music and the arts- Helping children and young people under 25- Supporting London-based charities to provide accommodation for key workers.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO SUCH OBJECTS OR PURPOSES WHICH ARE RECOGNISED AS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Camden, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£11.8m
Latest spending
£335k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £11,490,842, which the trustees regard as free reserves to be retained for grant-making. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Incoming resources totalled £2,512 (2024: £307) and comprised of investment income and bank interest.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 9
“During the year, the charity committed £150,000 (2024: £145,000) to Sadler’s Wells Trust Limited, in which one of the trustees, Nigel Paul Higgins, is Chairman.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Martlet Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£11.8m
Total spending
£335k
Reserves (reported)
£11.5m
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (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 (3.7%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£11.8m£335k
31/03/2024£307£340k
31/03/2023£6k£427k
31/03/2022£0£301k
31/03/2021£0£285k

Common questions

Is THREE MONKIES TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £11,490,842, which the trustees regard as free reserves to be retained for grant-making. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Martlet Audit Limited.

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.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THREE MONKIES TRUST£11.8m—0unclear—no doubt
MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£4.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£1.5m—0above—no doubt
Trinity Church Central London FY2025£299k£61,882.09—unclear—no doubt
FUTURE FY2025£268k—0above—no doubt
THE J C ROBINSON TRUST NO 3 FY2025£27k—0unclear—no doubt

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