NATIONAL TRAILS UK

Registered charity 1196805 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£408k
Latest spending
£611k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £203,349 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £369,548 to £166,199. While unrestricted reserves fell to £10,838 with only £3,027 in free reserves, the trustees consider the balance sheet strong with net current assets of £158,388 and confirm the charity is a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
At 31 March 2025 the charity had unrestricted reserves of £10,838, of which £3,027 are free reserves. This lies outside the parameters of the current reserves policy — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£614k
Total spending
£410k
Reserves (reported)
£74k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~2.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£408k£611k
31/03/2024£614k£410k
31/03/2023£229k£64k

Common questions

Is NATIONAL TRAILS UK financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £203,349 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £369,548 to £166,199. While unrestricted reserves fell to £10,838 with only £3,027 in free reserves, the trustees consider the balance sheet strong with net current assets of £158,388 and confirm the charity is a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NATIONAL TRAILS UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NATIONAL TRAILS UK as a grant recipient include CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/02/2026£200k"Paths to Inclusion"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/03/2024£9k"Accelerating Fundraising & Delivering Digital"

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