THE SINCLAIR CHARITY

Registered charity 1174460 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHARITY FORMED AS THE SINCLAIR FOUNDATION. THIS WAS VARIED BY DEED TO THE SINCLAIR CHARITY ON 01.08.2017.

To provide funding for various charitable endeavours at the discretion of the Trustees.

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

Latest income

£654k

Latest spending

£688k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £13,208,410 at the period end, which the trustees consider sufficient to fund current activities from investment income. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £(996,160) due to investment revaluation losses, though operational income exceeded charitable expenditure. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level whereby current levels of expenditure incurred in the key activities of the Charity can be solely funded from investment income (held: £13.2m)

“The trustees aim to maintain reserves at a level whereby current levels of expenditure incurred in the key activities of the Charity can be solely funded from investment income.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Dividend income received from Mountview Estates P.L.C. and Sinclair Estates Limited, entities where trustees also serve as directors.

“During the year the charity received dividend income of £305,114 (2023: £435,877) from Mountview Estates P.L.C. and dividend income of £200,401 (2023: £162,487) from Sinclair Estates Limited. One of the trustee of the charity is also a director of Mountview Estates P.L.C. and two of the trustees of the charity are also directors of Sinclair Estates Limited.” — page 19

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by John Crook & Partners. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£654k

Total spending

£688k

Cost of raising funds

£32k

Reserves (reported)

£12.2m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~212.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

DUNCAN MORRALL SINCLAIRchair
ANDREW KENNETH STUBBS
Corrine Rochelle Sinclair

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£654k	£688k
31/12/2023	£732k	£688k
31/12/2022	£754k	£615k
31/12/2021	£963k	£543k
31/12/2020	£4.3m	£878k

Common questions

Is THE SINCLAIR CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £13,208,410 at the period end, which the trustees consider sufficient to fund current activities from investment income. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £(996,160) due to investment revaluation losses, though operational income exceeded charitable expenditure. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by John Crook & Partners.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SWIRE 2765.

SWIRE 2765 income £2.2m
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST income £212k
RICHMOND TRUST FUND income £220k
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST income £124k
THE SEARLE CHARITABLE TRUST income £167k
SELLATA LIMITED income £158k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SINCLAIR CHARITY	£654k	—	above	—	no doubt
SWIRE 2765 FY2024	£2.2m	—	above	—	no doubt
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£212k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RICHMOND TRUST FUND FY2025	£220k	—	above	—	no doubt
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£124k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SEARLE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£167k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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