THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 208561 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trustees search for appropriate beneficiaries principally in Surrey. Unsolicited applications are not welcome, and are rarely successful. In a typical year less than 30 grants are made, of which up to 20 may be described as regular.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£239k

Latest spending

£247k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust holds unrestricted reserves of £911,049 and has sufficient liquid resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due. The Trustees confirm that the Charity's assets are adequate to fulfil its obligations and that there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to distribute the appropriate level of income of the fund for the year whilst retaining capital for the maintenance and growth of the fund (held: £911k)

“They aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which is sufficient to distribute the appropriate level of income of the fund for the year whilst retaining capital for the maintenance and growth of the fund.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Legal costs charged by firm where a trustee is a partner.

“Suzanne Jane Marriott, Trustee, is a Partner in Charles Russell Speechlys LLP who provide legal support to the Trust. In the year ended 5 April 2025, legal costs of £24,150 were charged to the Trust by Charles Russell Speechlys LLP”

“During the year, a donation of £1,600 (2024: £3,000) was made to Gainsborough's House Society, a charity who shares a trustee with the Billmeir Charitable Trust.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donation to a charity sharing a trustee.

“Suzanne Jane Marriott, Trustee, is a Partner in Charles Russell Speechlys LLP who provide legal support to the Trust. In the year ended 5 April 2025, legal costs of £24,150 were charged to the Trust by Charles Russell Speechlys LLP”

“During the year, a donation of £1,600 (2024: £3,000) was made to Gainsborough's House Society, a charity who shares a trustee with the Billmeir Charitable Trust.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

JASON WHITAKER
MAX WHITAKER
Suzanne Jane Marriott · trustee of 6 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£239k	£247k
05/04/2024	£243k	£290k
05/04/2023	£252k	£259k
05/04/2022	£208k	£177k
05/04/2021	£220k	£178k

Common questions

Is THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust holds unrestricted reserves of £911,049 and has sufficient liquid resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due. The Trustees confirm that the Charity's assets are adequate to fulfil its obligations and that there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
MENPHYS LIMITED	1	£45k
SUICIDE & CO	1	£4k

Charities like this

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

THE RICHARD MEINS CHARITABLE TRUST income £180k
THE BLAIR TRUST FUND income £187k
THE ROGER RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST income £586k
THE HARAMEAD TRUST income £4.8m
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST income £122k
FUTURE SCOPE CHARITABLE TRUST income £236k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUST	£239k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE RICHARD MEINS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£180k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BLAIR TRUST FUND FY2025	£187k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROGER RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£586k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
THE HARAMEAD TRUST FY2025	£4.8m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£122k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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