THE FINTRY TRUST

Registered charity 1167759 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Educational activities; talks, workshops, retreatsShrine of Wisdom books and pamphlets on educational, philosophical and mystical subjectsMaintains retreat house with small library

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Latest income
£176k
Latest spending
£298k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £121,691 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a net decrease in unrestricted funds of £99,958. Despite this loss, the trustees report that net current assets increased to £75,065, which they consider comfortable given their reserves policy target of at least £65,000. The trustees confirm that sufficient funding and reserves are in place to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £75k)
The Trust aims to maintain liquid reserves of at least 3 months expenditure which is estimated to be £65,000 on average. — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£568k
Total spending
£237k
Cost of raising funds
£6k
Reserves (reported)
£1.3m
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~68.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£176k£298k
31/03/2024£205k£282k
31/03/2023£568k£237k
31/03/2022£148k£219k
31/03/2021£186k£210k

Common questions

Is THE FINTRY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £121,691 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a net decrease in unrestricted funds of £99,958. Despite this loss, the trustees report that net current assets increased to £75,065, which they consider comfortable given their reserves policy target of at least £65,000. The trustees confirm that sufficient funding and reserves are in place to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.