EAST SUFFOLK TRUST

Registered charity 1213569 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EAST

East Suffolk Trust is a grant-giving charity for nature and people. We will empower local people and organisations to better protect, conserve and enhance wild spaces and landscapes in Suffolk and its immediate surrounding area, with a particular focus on East Suffolk. Our purpose is to make East Suffolk the most ecologically diverse and resilient area in England.

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Latest income

£3.7m

Latest spending

£25k

Registered

2025

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,698,923, which is well in excess of its stated policy target of £130,000–£270,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity has not yet awarded any grants, resulting in low expenditure limited to administrative costs. The trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Sizewell C

“Our income of £3.7m reflects indexed-linked payments from Sizewell C covering the years 2024 and 2025, as per our Charity Deed.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 6–12 months of running costs, which equates to approximately £130,000–£270,000 (held: £3.7m)

“East Suffolk Trust aims to hold free reserves equivalent to 6–12 months of running costs, which equates to approximately £130,000–£270,000.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Larking Gowen. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Clare Matterson CBE — Chair (source)
Lewis Spurgin — Chief Executive (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£3.7m

Total spending

£25k

Reserves (reported)

£3.7m

Employees

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Clare Matterson CBE
Dr Stephen Mannings
Dr Zorzeta Bakaki
Heather Broughton · trustee of 1 other charity
James Alexander
Julian Roughton
Professor Lynn Dicks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£3.7m	£25k

Common questions

Is EAST SUFFOLK TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,698,923, which is well in excess of its stated policy target of £130,000–£270,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity has not yet awarded any grants, resulting in low expenditure limited to administrative costs. The trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Larking Gowen.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST	3	£68k
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS	2	£547k
THE GEOFFREY WATLING CHARITY	2	£95k
PAUL AND LOUISE COOKE ENDOWMENT	2	£55k
THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£341k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	1	£205k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£50k
THE PAUL BASSHAM CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ESSEX AND SUFFOLK RIVERS TRUST.

ESSEX AND SUFFOLK RIVERS TRUST income £963k
SUFFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST income £7.7m
THE SUFFOLK HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST income £276k
THE EAST TO WEST TRUST income £1.2m
EAST DORSET HERITAGE TRUST income £201k
DANCE EAST income £2.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
EAST SUFFOLK TRUST	£3.7m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ESSEX AND SUFFOLK RIVERS TRUST FY2025	£963k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SUFFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST FY2025	£7.7m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE SUFFOLK HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST FY2023	£276k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE EAST TO WEST TRUST FY2025	£1.2m	—	0	below	—	no doubt
EAST DORSET HERITAGE TRUST FY2025	£201k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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