THE EQUINOXE TRUST

Registered charity 1173473 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity makes grants for the advancement of education for the benefit of the public.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR 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 TRUST DEED DEFINES 'CHARITABLE' AS "CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND."

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
£785k
Latest spending
£208k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £267,836 at the end of the year, a significant improvement from the negative balance of £325,759 in the previous year. The charity reported total income of £784,937 and total expenditure of £208,350, resulting in a net movement in funds of £593,595. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern and plans to build reserves through regular donations from the settlor.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Trustee Mr Kurt Björklund donated £714,292 to the charity.
“During the year, the trustee, Mr Kurt Björklund, donated £714,292 (2024: £572,219) to the charity.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/05/2025 (received 16/04/2026, 16 days after the 31/03/2026 due date); year ending 31/05/2023 (received 04/11/2024, 218 days after the 31/03/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Total income
£785k
Total spending
£208k
Reserves (reported)
£268k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~15.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Finland · France · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£785k£208k
31/05/2024£879k£58k
31/05/2023£2.6m£4.2m
31/05/2022£762k£495k
31/05/2021£1.0m£656k

Common questions

Is THE EQUINOXE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £267,836 at the end of the year, a significant improvement from the negative balance of £325,759 in the previous year. The charity reported total income of £784,937 and total expenditure of £208,350, resulting in a net movement in funds of £593,595. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern and plans to build reserves through regular donations from the settlor. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE EQUITIX FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE EQUINOXE TRUST£785k—0unclear—no doubt
THE EQUITIX FOUNDATION FY2024£207k—0unclear—noted
BCH TRUST FY2025£237k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CORNELIUS TRUST FY2026£38k—0unclear—no doubt
EXETER VINEYARD CHURCH FY2025£138k—0above—no doubt
THE ELIZABETH CREAK CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£1.4m—0above—no doubt

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