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THE FRAXINUS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1175624 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£618k
Latest spending
£591k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £65,360 as of 24 October 2025, an increase from £15,020 in the prior year. The trustees explicitly state that they do not consider the charity needs to maintain any significant free reserves, as the expendable endowment fund provides sufficient resources. Total incoming resources were £618,472, with total resources expended at £590,500, resulting in a net movement in funds of £286,701.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Transfers from capital fund
“Incoming resources for the year totalled £618,472 (2024: £600,556) consisting of investment income of £83,461 (2024: £107,001) and transfers from the capital fund of £535,011 (2024: £493,555) to cover expenditure in excess of the investment income received.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: no significant free reserves (held: £65k)
“Given the availability of the expendable endowment fund the trustees do not consider that the charity needs to maintain any significant free reserves although they recognise that such reserves may arise from time to time.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from settlor trustees
“During the year under review, £100,000 (2024: £645,244) of donations were received from the settlor trustees with £25,000 (2024: £87,500) gift aid claimed.” — page 17
“During the year under review Ludlow Trust Company Limited charged the charity £23,388 (2024: £21,955) for administrative services with £1,569 (2024: £1,538) accrued at the balance sheet date.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Administrative services by corporate trustee
“During the year under review, £100,000 (2024: £645,244) of donations were received from the settlor trustees with £25,000 (2024: £87,500) gift aid claimed.” — page 17
“During the year under review Ludlow Trust Company Limited charged the charity £23,388 (2024: £21,955) for administrative services with £1,569 (2024: £1,538) accrued at the balance sheet date.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to Global Health Partnerships (Chair is settlor trustee)
“During the year under review, £100,000 (2024: £645,244) of donations were received from the settlor trustees with £25,000 (2024: £87,500) gift aid claimed.” — page 17
“During the year under review Ludlow Trust Company Limited charged the charity £23,388 (2024: £21,955) for administrative services with £1,569 (2024: £1,538) accrued at the balance sheet date.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to Bristol Clifton and West of England Zoological Society Limited (Trustee is settlor trustee)
“During the year under review, £100,000 (2024: £645,244) of donations were received from the settlor trustees with £25,000 (2024: £87,500) gift aid claimed.” — page 17
“During the year under review Ludlow Trust Company Limited charged the charity £23,388 (2024: £21,955) for administrative services with £1,569 (2024: £1,538) accrued at the balance sheet date.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Blue Spire Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 24/10/2025)

Total income
£618k
Total spending
£591k
Cost of raising funds
£22k
Reserves (reported)
£65k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (87% 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: 3.6% 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
24/10/2025£618k£591k
24/10/2024£601k£622k
24/10/2023£328k£350k
24/10/2022£426k£421k
24/10/2021£338k£374k

Common questions

Is THE FRAXINUS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £65,360 as of 24 October 2025, an increase from £15,020 in the prior year. The trustees explicitly state that they do not consider the charity needs to maintain any significant free reserves, as the expendable endowment fund provides sufficient resources. Total incoming resources were £618,472, with total resources expended at £590,500, resulting in a net movement in funds of £286,701. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Blue Spire Limited.

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PAULINE MEREDITH CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£185k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JOAN LYNETTE DALTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£120k—0unclear—no doubt

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