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THE COBTREE CHARITY TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 208455 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activities during the year have been the continued maintenance, upkeep and development of Cobtree Manor Estate, and the support of charitable organisations within the area.

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Latest income
£185k
Latest spending
£341k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £504,809 for the year ended 5 April 2025, driven by a decrease in the market valuation of investments. Despite this loss, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £7,842,647 and the trustees confirm adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least maintain the value of the capital reserves whilst generating income and utilising part of the investment growth for increasing funds to meet the current needs of grantees (held: £7.8m)
“The objective of the Trust’s reserves policy is to at least maintain the value of the capital reserves whilst generating income and utilising part of the investment growth for increasing funds to meet the current needs of grantees.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Sir Garrard Tyrwhitt-Drake Will Trust
“At the balance sheet date £852 (2024 - £1,620) was due from The Sir Garrard Tyrwhitt-Drake Will Trust and is included within other debtors.” — page 21
“Under this agreement, the Charity has covenanted the capital and 97%% of the income of The Sir Garrard Trywhitt-Drake Will Trust to Maidstone Borough Council to be used for the upkeep and maintenance of Cobtree Manor Estate.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Maidstone Borough Council
“At the balance sheet date £852 (2024 - £1,620) was due from The Sir Garrard Tyrwhitt-Drake Will Trust and is included within other debtors.” — page 21
“Under this agreement, the Charity has covenanted the capital and 97%% of the income of The Sir Garrard Trywhitt-Drake Will Trust to Maidstone Borough Council to be used for the upkeep and maintenance of Cobtree Manor Estate.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£185k£341k
05/04/2024£182k£337k
05/04/2023£172k£311k
05/04/2022£202k£232k
05/04/2021£171k£196k

Common questions

Is THE COBTREE CHARITY TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £504,809 for the year ended 5 April 2025, driven by a decrease in the market valuation of investments. Despite this loss, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £7,842,647 and the trustees confirm adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 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.

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THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST1£25k
THE F GLENISTER WOODGER TRUST CIO1£25k
THE GURU NANAK NISHKAM SEWAK JATHA (BIRMINGHAM) UK1£13k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION1£10k
FAT FACE FOUNDATION1£10k
E F BULMER TRUST1£9k
FRIARSGATE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COBTREE MANOR ESTATE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE COBTREE CHARITY TRUST LIMITED£185k—0above—no doubt
COBTREE MANOR ESTATE FY2025£527k—0unclear—no doubt
Five Trees Community Trust FY2025£258k—0unclear—no doubt
STROUD COURT COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED FY2025£3.9m——below—no doubt
THE COBALT TRUST FY2025£654k—0above—no doubt
THE COBNOR ACTIVITIES CENTRE TRUST FY2025£877k—0below—no doubt

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