OUTHWAITE CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1167880 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity is a grant-making charity.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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

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Latest income
£138k
Latest spending
£96k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased from £5,391,062 to £5,289,196 due to a net decrease of £101,866, driven by investment losses and charitable grants. The trustees report no formal reserves policy target, stating only that sufficient reserves will be maintained for unforeseen requirements. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the financial statements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no formal amount has been set (held: £5.3m)
“The trustees will maintain sufficient reserves to meet unforeseen requirements but at this stage no formal amount has been set.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

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
05/04/2025£138k£96k
05/04/2024£180k£204k
05/04/2023£170k£308k
05/04/2022£202k£307k
05/04/2021£163k£136k

Common questions

Is OUTHWAITE CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased from £5,391,062 to £5,289,196 due to a net decrease of £101,866, driven by investment losses and charitable grants. The trustees report no formal reserves policy target, stating only that sufficient reserves will be maintained for unforeseen requirements. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 KNIGHTLAND FOUNDATION1£80k
SF FOUNDATION1£33k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY1£5k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
OUTHWAITE CHARITABLE TRUST£138k—0unclear—no doubt
SWFT CHARITY FY2025£343k—0unclear—no doubt
MEKADSHEI SHEVEI CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£156k—0unclear—no doubt
WHITAKER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£328k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£245k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£212k—0unclear—no doubt

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