THE SALESPEOPLE'S CHARITY

Registered charity 1171272 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing financial assistance to past & present business-to-business salespeople in time of need

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

Latest income

£566k

Latest spending

£275k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £7,603,772, which the Trustees deem appropriate to meet future expenditure and income requirements. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £291,287, driven by significant investment gains of £422,915 which offset a net expenditure on charitable activities and fundraising. The Trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)

“In the band £60,001 - £70,000” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 12 months’ unrestricted expenditure (held: £7.6m)

“it is the custom of the Charity to maintain the unrestricted funds at a minimum level equating to a minimum of 12 months’ unrestricted expenditure.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Streets Audit LLP. Discloses 5 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).

The Leverhulme Trust — “A Beneficiary under the Will of the First Viscount Leverhulme” (source page)
Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust — “The Salespeople’s Charity has a strong relationship with the Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust as a beneficiary of the Trust.” (source page)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£566k

Total spending

£275k

Cost of raising funds

£35k

Reserves (reported)

£7.6m

Employees

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (75% 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: 6.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (26/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alison Matthias
John Ross · trustee of 2 other charities
KEITH JAMES PAYNE
Michael Gibson
Phillip Albert Monk
Robert Antony John Day · trustee of 1 other charity

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£566k	£275k
31/12/2024	£597k	£258k
31/12/2023	£1.1m	£377k
31/12/2022	£656k	£667k
31/12/2021	£664k	£764k

Common questions

Is THE SALESPEOPLE'S CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £7,603,772, which the Trustees deem appropriate to meet future expenditure and income requirements. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £291,287, driven by significant investment gains of £422,915 which offset a net expenditure on charitable activities and fundraising. The Trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Streets Audit LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE SALESPEOPLE'S CHARITY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band.

Who funds THE SALESPEOPLE'S CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SALESPEOPLE'S CHARITY as a grant recipient include LEVERHULME TRADE CHARITIES TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
LEVERHULME TRADE CHARITIES TRUST	FY2023	£900k	Benevolence
LEVERHULME TRADE CHARITIES TRUST	FY2022	£450k	Grants to Institutions for Benevolence

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH	1	£183k
THE J VAN MARS FOUNDATION	1	£93k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER	1	£20k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£12k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM.

YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM income £834k
R M SALES CHARITABLE TRUST income £0
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST income £124k
SELLATA LIMITED income £158k
GIVINGWORKS income £1.4m
THE PURI FOUNDATION income £5.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SALESPEOPLE'S CHARITY	£566k	£60,001 - £70,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025	£834k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
R M SALES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£0	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£124k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SELLATA LIMITED FY2026	£158k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GIVINGWORKS FY2025	£1.4m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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