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.

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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.

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 (3.8%) (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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£14k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MOYNITRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THREE MONKIES TRUST£11.8m—0unclear—no doubt
MOYNITRUST FY2025£164k—0unclear—no doubt
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£384k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MONICA TRUST FY2024£53.7m——unclear—no doubt
THERAVADA MONASTIC TRUST FY2024£2.0m—0above—no doubt
JOHN BAGLEY MUSIC TRUST FY2025£5.4m—0unclear—no doubt

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