CATHY WILLS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1199576 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Cathy Wills Charitable Trust is a grant making trust that makes awards to other registered charities engaged in the welfare of the elderly, disabled and children, and to educational and cultural organisations.

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Latest income
£158k
Latest spending
£345k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £3,096,416 at the period end, representing a decrease from the previous year's £3,335,353 due to a net movement in funds of £(238,937). The charity generated £158,014 in investment income and distributed £328,516 in grants, with total expenditure amounting to £344,702. The Trustees consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding the Trust's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain the fund to guarantee investment income in the future (held: £3.1m)
“The Trustees will maintain the fund to guarantee investment income in the future but may on occasions distribute monies from its general funds.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations made to The Contemporary Arts Society of £22,666 and BFAMI of £70,500 whereby Catherine Wills is also a Trustee.
“During the year donations were made to The Contemporary Arts Society of £22,666 (2023: £nil) and BFAMI of £70,500 (2023; £nil) whereby Catherine Wills is also a Trustee.” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£3.7m
Total spending
£207k
Cost of raising funds
£8k
Reserves (reported)
£3.3m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~193.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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£158k£345k
31/12/2023£3.7m£207k

Common questions

Is CATHY WILLS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £3,096,416 at the period end, representing a decrease from the previous year's £3,335,353 due to a net movement in funds of £(238,937). The charity generated £158,014 in investment income and distributed £328,516 in grants, with total expenditure amounting to £344,702. The Trustees consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding the Trust's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CATHY WILLS CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CATHY WILLS CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include CECIL AND HILDA LEWIS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CECIL AND HILDA LEWIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3.4mGift/Transfer of net assets

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 TIM HENMAN FOUNDATION1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CECIL AND HILDA LEWIS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CATHY WILLS CHARITABLE TRUST£158k—0unclear—no doubt
CECIL AND HILDA LEWIS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£158k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£520k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WILLIAMS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£92k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WELLAND CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£363k—0unclear—no doubt
THE 1989 WILLAN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£444k—0unclear—no doubt

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