THE ULYSSES TRUST

Registered charity 1170600 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Fundraising in order to provide financial support to Adventurous Training and challenging activities by members of UK's Military Reserve and Cadet Forces.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£428k
Latest spending
£470k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £18,341 for the year ended 31 December 2024, a reversal from the previous year's surplus. Total funds decreased from £738,735 to £720,395, driven by restricted fund outlays exceeding incoming resources. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £339,577, which the document describes as available for any charitable purpose.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£428k£470k
31/12/2023£482k£398k
31/12/2022£409k£356k
31/12/2021£172k£125k
31/12/2020£172k£125k

Common questions

Is THE ULYSSES TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £18,341 for the year ended 31 December 2024, a reversal from the previous year's surplus. Total funds decreased from £738,735 to £720,395, driven by restricted fund outlays exceeding incoming resources. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £339,577, which the document describes as available for any charitable purpose. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE ULYSSES TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ULYSSES TRUST as a grant recipient include TEAM FORCES FOUNDATION, THE ROYAL AIR FORCE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE CADOGAN CHARITY, THE GROCERS' CHARITY, THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
TEAM FORCES FOUNDATIONFY2025£35k
TEAM FORCES FOUNDATIONFY2024£28k
TEAM FORCES FOUNDATIONFY2022£25k
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£12k2023
TEAM FORCES FOUNDATIONFY2023£12kHMS Oardacious (Navy Atlantic row)
THE CADOGAN CHARITYFY2024£10ksocial and welfare
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2022£5kYouth
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2025£5kYouth
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3kThe Armed Services (Charities)
The Caledonia Investments Charitable FoundationFY2022£3k
The Caledonia Investments Charitable FoundationFY2023£3k
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kThe Armed Services (Charities)
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kCivic and military welfare grants
THE ARMOURERS AND BRASIERS GAUNTLET TRUSTFY2022£2kChildren/Youth/Education
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2kThe Armed Services (Charities)
THE ARMOURERS AND BRASIERS GAUNTLET TRUSTFY2023£1kChildren/Youth/Education
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k

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
ULBC TRUST LIMITED1£215k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ULI CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ULYSSES TRUST£428k—0unclear—no doubt
ULI CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£452k—0above—no doubt
NUFFIELD TRUST FOR THE FORCES OF THE CROWN FY2025£1.4mmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
THE UDLINGTON TRUST FY2024£312k—0unclear—no doubt
ULBC TRUST LIMITED FY2025£219k—0above—no doubt
ARMY RUGBY UNION TRUST FY2025£885k—0unclear—noted

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