THE EVESON TRUST

Registered charity 1196672 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Eveson Trust awards grants to registered charities that come within its remit and operate in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and the metropolitan boroughs of the West Midlands.

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Latest income
£2.6m
Latest spending
£5.5m
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operates on an expendable endowment model with total funds of £104,172,187, noting that a specific reserve of income is considered unnecessary. Per the trustees' report, the charity relies entirely on investment income and returns to fund its activities, with unrestricted funds showing a net expenditure of £2,293,839 covered by transfers from the endowment. The trustees and auditors confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The Trust’s funds are held as an expendable endowment valued at £104,172,187 at 31 March 2025 (2024: £106,313,209) and therefore the trustees consider a specific reserve of income to be unnecessary.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to Spectrum Days
“During the year the charity issued a grant of £65,267 (2024: £nil) to Spectrum Days. Mark Taylor was, at the time, a trustee of both The Eveson Trust and Spectrum Days.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£2.6m
Total spending
£5.5m
Cost of raising funds
£572k
Reserves (reported)
£103.9m
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~226.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% 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: 21.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Herefordshire · Sandwell · Solihull · Walsall · Wolverhampton · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.6m£5.5m
31/03/2024£2.4m£5.1m
31/03/2023£2.0m£6.3m

Common questions

Is THE EVESON TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operates on an expendable endowment model with total funds of £104,172,187, noting that a specific reserve of income is considered unnecessary. Per the trustees' report, the charity relies entirely on investment income and returns to fund its activities, with unrestricted funds showing a net expenditure of £2,293,839 covered by transfers from the endowment. The trustees and auditors confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent 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 BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST1£500k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE EVESON TRUST£2.6m——below—no doubt
Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust FY2025£101k—0above—no doubt
JOHN MARTIN'S CHARITY FY2026£1.1m——above—no doubt
THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£242k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HAMPSTEAD WELLS AND CAMPDEN TRUST FY2024£979k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£3.3m—0below0.0%no doubt

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