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THE MATHER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1180415 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The activities of the charity are to support charitable causes by making grants.. All income is to be used, exclusively for the benefit of charitable purposes.

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

Latest income
£607k
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £8,725,039, with free reserves of £7,903,575, indicating a strong financial position. The trustees confirmed that assets are adequate to fulfil obligations and that sufficient funds are available for the foreseeable future. The independent auditor reported 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: sufficient funds are available to cover donations payable, and management and administration costs for the foreseeable future (held: £7.9m)
“It is the policy of the charity to ensure sufficient funds are available to cover donations payable, and management and administration costs for the foreseeable future.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees made donations to the charity
“During the period the trustees made donations totalling £406,572 (2023: £526,154) to the charity. The donations relate to the gift of shares into an investment portfolio.” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Barlow Andrews LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£607k
Total spending
£1.8m
Cost of raising funds
£68k
Reserves (reported)
£6.5m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~43.6 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 (73% 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: 11.1% of total income — above 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
05/04/2025£607k£1.8m
05/04/2024£584k£577k
05/04/2023£687k£484k
05/04/2022£952k£383k
05/04/2021£4.0m£218k

Common questions

Is THE MATHER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £8,725,039, with free reserves of £7,903,575, indicating a strong financial position. The trustees confirmed that assets are adequate to fulfil obligations and that sufficient funds are available for the foreseeable future. The independent auditor reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Barlow Andrews LLP.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE REED FOUNDATION1£84k
THE IMAM HUSSEIN FOUNDATION1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MANCHESTER CHARITABLE TRUST LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE MATHER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST£607k—0unclear—no doubt
MANCHESTER CHARITABLE TRUST LTD FY2025£154k—0above—no doubt
THE MATT. 6.3 CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£1.9m—1unclear—noted
THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£4.1m—0below—no doubt
THE MANACKERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£153k—0within—no doubt
THE GRAND CHARITY FY2025£804k—0unclear—no doubt

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