LUTON ROMA TRUST

Registered charity 1202863 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£157k
Latest spending
£132k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves of £27,500 were held at the end of the year, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £33,000–£40,000 (equivalent to three months of regular income). The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £25,041 for the year, driven by charitable expenditure exceeding voluntary income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (98% of income)
“Grants 560 7 130,068 130,628” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £28k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“At the end of the year the level of free reserves was £27,500 which is below the stated reserve level.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee expenses reimbursed
“During the period ended 31st August 2025, expenses totalling £55 were reimbursed or paid directly to 2 Trustees” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire · Luton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£157k£132k
31/08/2024£337k£188k

Common questions

Is LUTON ROMA TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves of £27,500 were held at the end of the year, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £33,000–£40,000 (equivalent to three months of regular income). The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £25,041 for the year, driven by charitable expenditure exceeding voluntary income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LUTON ROMA TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LUTON ROMA TRUST as a grant recipient include BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, ST ALBANS.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/05/2026£467kBreaking Barriers: Empowering the Roma of Luton
Postcode Lottery28/04/2025£25kUnrestricted Funding
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation12/03/2025£7kThe priority of this project is mental health for the Roma community, focusing on families and children.
The National Lottery Community Fund25/08/2022£374kLuton Roma Community Empowerment
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation09/02/2022£27kRoma Women's Champion
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation20/01/2022£3kRoma's Mental Health and Wellbeing project
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation25/03/2021£36kGrant to Luton Roma Trust
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation21/05/2020£3kGrant to Luton Roma Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund22/02/2019£333kLUTON ROMA EMPOWERMENT PROJECT
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation20/07/2018£8kGrant to Luton Roma Trust
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation20/07/2018£8kGrant to Luton Roma Trust
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation23/05/2018£5kGrant to Luton Roma Trust
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation07/12/2017£5kDaily intervention, support and crisis intervention to Luton Roma Families
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation11/07/2017£10kRoma Community Centre & Part-Time Administrator
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation27/06/2017£8kRoma Education Champion
The National Lottery Community Fund01/03/2017£9kChoir for Roma children and young people in Luton