THE CARTHUSIAN TRUST

Registered charity 1171955 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity provides means-tested bursaries and scholarships to pupils of Charterhouse School or donations towards capital projects that will benefit the pupils of the School.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE SCHOOL AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY THINK FIT INCLUDING, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING:A) THE PROVISION OF BURSARIES AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO PUPILS AT THE SCHOOL; ANDB) THE FINANCING OF PROJECTS OF A CAPITAL NATURE CONNECTED WITH THE SCHOOL.

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
£156k
Latest spending
£475k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased to £4,020,747 from £4,205,341 in the prior year, driven by a significant drop in income from £626,857 to £155,974. Per the trustees' report, free reserves (General Funds) stood at £846,970, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover current annual expenditure and future capital grants.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investments (83% of income)
“The large majority of this income was from bank interest and dividends.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee C W D Macey is a Governor of Charterhouse School; the Trust provided funds of £469,971 to the School for bursaries, scholarships, and donations.
“One of the Trustees, C W D Macey, is a Governor of Charterhouse School. During the period, the Trust has provided funds of £469,971 (2024: £249,342) to Charterhouse School in relation to bursaries, scholarships and donations.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 3 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2024)

Total income
£627k
Total spending
£259k
Reserves (reported)
£942k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~43.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£156k£475k
31/07/2024£627k£259k
31/07/2023£2.0m£229k
31/07/2022£43k£96k
31/07/2021£140k£298k

Common questions

Is THE CARTHUSIAN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased to £4,020,747 from £4,205,341 in the prior year, driven by a significant drop in income from £626,857 to £155,974. Per the trustees' report, free reserves (General Funds) stood at £846,970, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover current annual expenditure and future capital grants. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUTTON'S HOSPITAL IN CHARTERHOUSE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CARTHUSIAN TRUST£156k—0unclear—no doubt
SUTTON'S HOSPITAL IN CHARTERHOUSE FY2025£5.0m——below—no doubt
EMANUEL SCHOOL GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£868k—0within—no doubt
CHARTERHOUSE SCHOOL FY2025£64.8m——below7.3%no doubt
DR CHALLONER'S SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£358k—0within—no doubt
CLS BURSARY AND AWARDS FUND FY2025£167k—0above—no doubt

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