THE SUNSET CHARITABLE TRUST
To assist charitable projects supporting established Charities, with particular focus on Charities who support and focus on cancer medical research and projects, reliving sickness and health in old age, promoting conservation of the environment, financial hardship amongst elderly people, reliving suffering of animals and promoting the prevention of poverty.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £254,201 alongside a significant expendable endowment fund of £5,000,000. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient to meet future funding requirements and have confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“The charity received total income and endowments of £5,147,778 (2023: £55,000) during the year, of which £5,000,000 established the expendable endowment fund.” — page 5
“As the trust does not seek funding but uses its resources to provide funding for the furtherance of its objectives, it is the Trustees’ policy to maintain the charity’s reserves at sufficient level to enable it to continue to provide such funding in future years.” — page 5
Trustees
- David Goepel
- Robert Arthur Byng Nelson
- Roger Graham Howard
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2024 | £148k | £62k |
| 31/12/2023 | £55k | £87k |
| 31/12/2022 | £200k | £0 |
| 31/12/2021 | £0 | £0 |
| 31/12/2020 | £0 | £0 |
Common questions
Is THE SUNSET CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £254,201 alongside a significant expendable endowment fund of £5,000,000. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient to meet future funding requirements and have confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SUNSET CHARITABLE TRUST | £148k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUST | £627k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE SUNRISE EDUCATION TRUST | £466k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE SAVITRI WANEY CHARITABLE TRUST | £489k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| T.H.RUSSELL CHARITABLE TRUST | £235k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON TRUST | £181k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |