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THE SEMBLE GRASSROOTS TRUST

Registered charity 1195679 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The primary objective of The Semble Grassroots Trust is to support, enable and empower local grassroots community organisations throughout the United Kingdom to deliver charitable projects and services for the public benefit through the provision of grants.

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Latest income
£144k
Latest spending
£215k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received £360,293 in donations and paid £311,210 in grants, resulting in a net increase in funds. The trustees note that unrestricted funds are maintained at a low level because administration costs are covered by support from Actionfunder Limited.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintained at a low level (held: £74k)
“It is the policy of the trust that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a low level” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/08/2025£144k£215k
30/08/2024£360k£317k
30/08/2023£238k£352k
30/08/2022£323k£179k

Common questions

Is THE SEMBLE GRASSROOTS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity received £360,293 in donations and paid £311,210 in grants, resulting in a net increase in funds. The trustees note that unrestricted funds are maintained at a low level because administration costs are covered by support from Actionfunder Limited. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE SEMBLE GRASSROOTS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SEMBLE GRASSROOTS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE HINDUJA FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HINDUJA FOUNDATIONFY2022£8kThe relief of poverty, hunger and sickness

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 HOWE GREEN TRUST1£100k
THE NISBET TRUST1£27k
THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION1£20k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO1£5k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST1£5k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WIDFORD1£2k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SEMBLE GRASSROOTS TRUST£144k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GRASSROOTS TRUST FY2025£486kUnder £50,0000unclear—no doubt
THE SEGELMAN TRUST FY2024£754k—0above—no doubt
W F SOUTHALL TRUST FY2025£286k—0within—no doubt
GRAHAM ROWLANDSON FOUNDATION FY2025£319k—0unclear—no doubt
SEED EDUCATION TRUST FY2024£999k—0unclear—no doubt

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