THE AITKEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1168153 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General Charitable Purposes. Trustees do not accept any unsolicited applications

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£86k

Latest spending

£46k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves were a surplus of £139,690, which the trustees consider sufficient given the availability of the expendable endowment fund. The charity reported total incoming resources of £85,998 and total resources expended of £46,156 for the year ended 16 February 2026.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: investment_income (61% of income)

“Incoming resources for the period totalled £85,998 (2025: £868,576) consisting of investment income of £52,554 (2025: £72,292) and transfers from the capital fund of £33,444 (2025: £796,284).” — page 4

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Administration fees paid to corporate trustee

“During the year under review Ludlow Trust Company Limited charged £13,688 (2025: £15,080 ) for administration services with £1,792 (2025: £1,841) accrued at the balance sheet date. The charity has no employees, with all administration being carried out by the trustees.” — page 12

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 16/02/2025)

Total income

£869k

Total spending

£809k

Cost of raising funds

£12k

Reserves (reported)

£90k

Employees

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (92% 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: 1.4% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANNA JENNY AITKEN
Alexandra Rose Aitken
JANE KATHARINE REID AITKEN
KATHARINE GEORGINA AITKEN
Lucy Amelia Aitken
Ludlow Trust Company Ltd · trustee of 44 other charities
PETER JAMES AITKEN

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
16/02/2026	£86k	£46k
16/02/2025	£869k	£809k
16/02/2024	£402k	£455k
16/02/2023	£54k	£299k
16/02/2022	£204k	£203k

Common questions

Is THE AITKEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves were a surplus of £139,690, which the trustees consider sufficient given the availability of the expendable endowment fund. The charity reported total incoming resources of £85,998 and total resources expended of £46,156 for the year ended 16 February 2026. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Family Trust.

The Family Trust income £4.8m
THE TOMLINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST income £284k
ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRUST income £190k
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THE J G HOGG CHARITABLE TRUST income £681k
THE SIR MAX AITKEN MUSEUM income £113k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE AITKEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	£86k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Family Trust FY2024	£4.8m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE TOMLINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£284k	—	below	—	no doubt
ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRUST FY2024	£190k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ANAND & SETHI FAMILY CHARITY TRUST FY2025	£190k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE J G HOGG CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£681k	—	above	—	no doubt

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