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THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF ENTREPRENEURS TRUST

Registered charity 1166513 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE COMPANY OF ENTREPRENEURS TRUST, THE GUILD OF ENTREPRENEURS TRUST

The Company of Entrepreneurs Trust is a grant-making body supporting education, training and opportunities in business and enterprise in the UK. It makes grants to individuals, charities, organisations and institutions to improve the provision of (and access to) business education and skills.It also supports entrepreneurs, former entrepreneurs and their dependents in financial hardship.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£55k
Latest spending
£35k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of income over expenditure of £19,554 for the year ended 28th February 2025. The trustees confirm that the reserves policy is satisfied, with unrestricted reserves of £14,672.71 held against a policy target equal to the budgeted grants and anticipated overheads. The charity maintains sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (endowment) (46% of income)
“Donations and legacies (endowment) 25,447”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least equal to the budgeted grants in the current financial year plus the anticipated overheads (held: £15k)
“The Trust’s Reserves Policy states that the amount of money held in reserve should be at least equal to the budgeted grants in the current financial year plus the anticipated overheads. The Trustee Board considers that the Reserves Policy is satisfied at the present time.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Company of Entrepreneurs Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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
28/02/2025£55k£35k
29/02/2024£73k£13k
28/02/2023£82k£17k
28/02/2022£41k£7k
28/02/2021£62k£2k

Common questions

Is THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF ENTREPRENEURS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of income over expenditure of £19,554 for the year ended 28th February 2025. The trustees confirm that the reserves policy is satisfied, with unrestricted reserves of £14,672.71 held against a policy target equal to the budgeted grants and anticipated overheads. The charity maintains sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.