THE CORDATIUS TRUST

Registered charity 1206464 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supporting activities principally in the East Anglian region, including Cambridgeshire, Norfolk & Suffolk

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Latest income
£682k
Latest spending
£72k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £639,369 at the balance sheet date, which greatly exceed the stated reserves policy target of six months of operating costs. Per the trustees' report, the charity has no staff, does not engage in fundraising, and its principal risk is the fall in the value of its endowment investments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£682k
Total spending
£72k
Cost of raising funds
£403
Reserves (reported)
£639k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~106.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£682k£72k

Common questions

Is THE CORDATIUS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £639,369 at the balance sheet date, which greatly exceed the stated reserves policy target of six months of operating costs. Per the trustees' report, the charity has no staff, does not engage in fundraising, and its principal risk is the fall in the value of its endowment investments. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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
WRIGHT'S CLOCK LAND CIO1£305k
SUICIDE & CO1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE G D CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CORDATIUS TRUST£682k—0above—no doubt
THE G D CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£107k—0unclear—no doubt
THE EDMUND TRUST FY2025£11.1m£80,001 - £90,000—unclear—no doubt
THE CORDON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£320k—0below—no doubt
The Hugh Mumford Charitable Trust FY2025£1.2m—0above—no doubt
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement FY2025£2.4m—0unclear—no doubt

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