THE LORD AUSTIN TRUST

Registered charity 208394 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HERBERT BARON AUSTIN WILL TRUST, LORD AUSTIN TRUST

Latest income
£134k
Latest spending
£136k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £4,301,221, supported by investment gains of £31,280 which offset a net decrease in operating resources. The Trustees confirm that the balance sheet discloses funds adequate for fulfilling the Trust's obligations and that there are no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to ensure that the Charity can continue its grant making activities in the future (held: £4.3m)
The Charity will aim to hold sufficient reserves to ensure that the Charity can continue its grant making activities in the future. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to Foundation for Conductive Education
The Trust made a grant of £Nil (2024: £3,000) to the Foundation for Conductive Education, a Charity which K M Dudley was also a Trustee of. — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Dudley · Sandwell · Solihull · Walsall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£134k£136k
31/03/2024£138k£141k
31/03/2023£138k£135k
31/03/2022£115k£110k
31/03/2021£100k£113k

Common questions

Is THE LORD AUSTIN TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that total funds increased to £4,301,221, supported by investment gains of £31,280 which offset a net decrease in operating resources. The Trustees confirm that the balance sheet discloses funds adequate for fulfilling the Trust's obligations and that there are no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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