THE DECOY TRUST

Registered charity 1197359 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£154k
Latest spending
£90k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted funds of £295,341, though it reports net current liabilities of £7,314 due to private loans. The trustees maintain that reserves are kept as low as possible to maximize charitable grants and have received assurance from creditors that loans will not be called in detriment to the charity.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: keep reserves as low as possible in order to maximise its charitable grants (held: £295k)
trustees wish to keep reserves as low as possible in order to maximise its charitable grants. — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 20. Related parties
Mr C Englard & Mrs R Englard, directors and trustees of The Decoy Trust are also trustees of Filey Foundation Ltd. During the year, Filey Foundation Ltd donated £1,140 to The Decoy Trust. — page 18
Mr C Englard & Mrs R Englard, directors and trustees of The Decoy Trust are also trustees of Filey Foundation Ltd. In a previous year, Filey Foundation Ltd lent £222,000 to The Decoy Trust. This was all repaid during the year. — page 18
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 20. Related parties
Mr C Englard & Mrs R Englard, directors and trustees of The Decoy Trust are also trustees of Filey Foundation Ltd. During the year, Filey Foundation Ltd donated £1,140 to The Decoy Trust. — page 18
Mr C Englard & Mrs R Englard, directors and trustees of The Decoy Trust are also trustees of Filey Foundation Ltd. In a previous year, Filey Foundation Ltd lent £222,000 to The Decoy Trust. This was all repaid during the year. — page 18
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£154k£90k
31/12/2023£116k£47k
31/12/2022£161k£4k

Common questions

Is THE DECOY TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted funds of £295,341, though it reports net current liabilities of £7,314 due to private loans. The trustees maintain that reserves are kept as low as possible to maximize charitable grants and have received assurance from creditors that loans will not be called in detriment to the charity. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE DECOY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE DECOY TRUST as a grant recipient include FILEY FOUNDATION LTD.

Shared trustees with funders

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Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
FILEY FOUNDATION LTDFY2023£260k
FILEY FOUNDATION LTDFY2024£18k

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