NATIONAL EMERGENCIES TRUST

Registered charity 1182809 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC050062 (OSCR)

The National Emergencies Trust has been set up to raise funds from the general public in the event of a disaster or emergency within the United Kingdom for the alleviation of the needs of those affected by the event. The funds collected will be distributed by local partners on the ground in the areas affected by the emergency event. The Trust was launched in November 2019.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £839,674, which falls within the trustees' stated policy target of one to three years of core operating costs (£694,000 - £2,082,000). Per the trustees' report, the charity ended the period with a healthy cash reserve and adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — National Emergencies Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Arnold Clark — “Proudly supported by our Patrons” (source page)
• Christopher Laing — “Proudly supported by our Patrons” (source page)
• Clarion — “Proudly supported by our Patrons” (source page)
• Co-Op — “Proudly supported by our Patrons” (source page)
• M&G — “Proudly supported by our Patrons” (source page)
• NatWest Group — “Proudly supported by our Patrons” (source page)
• Welcome Break — “Proudly supported by our Patrons” (source page)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~14.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 11.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• JOHN BARRADELL OBEchair
• Alastair Whitehead
• Andrew Ian Beeforth OBE
• Claire Mackintosh
• Dalton Leong · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Benjamin John Griffiths
• GERALD ERNEST OPPENHEIM · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jes Lavda
• Jonathan Clark · trustee of 1 other charity
• Martin Smith
• Natasha Elcock
• Ruth Davison
• THELMA STOBER

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

Operates in: Isle Of Man · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NUCLEAR EDUCATION TRUST.

• THE NUCLEAR EDUCATION TRUST income £189k
• DISASTERS EMERGENCY COMMITTEE income £40.8m
• BRITISH GAS ENERGY TRUST income £15.8m
• THE NATIONAL MANUSCRIPTS CONSERVATION TRUST income £228k
• N.F.F.O TRAINING TRUST FUND income £104k
• THE TRUSSELL TRUST income £62.8m

Side by side with its peers

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