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THE TIMBER TRADES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

Registered charity 207734 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TTBS

The object of the Society is to grant relief, by way of Allowance or otherwise and either directly or indirectly, to deserving and necessitous members of the Timber Trade in the United Kingdom, in such of its branches as the Trustees consider properly belong to the Timber Trade, and to widows and children of such members.

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Latest income
£222k
Latest spending
£289k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,956,384, which the Trustees consider necessary to fund future distributions and ensure the long-term future of the charity. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £399,387, driven by significant net gains on investments, resulting in a healthy financial position with no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (held: £4.0m)
“It is the policy of the TTBS that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Burgis & Bullock. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Timber Trades' Benevolent Society (matched by registered charity number).

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£222k£289k
31/12/2024£222k£321k
31/12/2023£218k£341k
31/12/2022£208k£312k
31/12/2021£171k£277k

Common questions

Is THE TIMBER TRADES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,956,384, which the Trustees consider necessary to fund future distributions and ensure the long-term future of the charity. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £399,387, driven by significant net gains on investments, resulting in a healthy financial position with no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Burgis & Bullock.

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 BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUST2£20k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST2£10k
THE ALA GREEN CHARITABLE TRUST1£602k
THE JANUS FOUNDATION1£135k
CSIS CHARITY FUND1£85k
THE CHARTLEY FOUNDATION1£73k
THE NORTHWICK TRUST1£32k
Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire1£31k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FOOTWEAR BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE TIMBER TRADES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY£222k—0above—no doubt
THE FOOTWEAR BENEVOLENT SOCIETY FY2026£129k—0unclear—no doubt
WOODLAND HERITAGE LIMITED FY2024£1.5m—0unclear—material uncertainty
THE USEFUL WOOD COMPANY FY2025£349k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL FORESTRY SOCIETY FY2025£1.0m——below—no doubt
SMALL WOODS ASSOCIATION FY2025£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt

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