ANDREW ANDERSON TRUST

Registered charity 212170 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trust provides financial support for a wide range of charitable causes. The trust considers applications for funding by email. The trust will reply to successful applicants only.

Objects

PROVISION FOR CHARITABLE SOCIETIES, OBJECTS, OR PURPOSES AT TRUSTEES' DISCRETION.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£372k

Latest spending

£559k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased to £13,803,395 due to a net expenditure of £175,772, driven by charitable donations of £467,000 against investment income of £372,123. The Trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing adequate cash reserves and a sustainable income stream.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income (100% of income)

“Income from investments, including dividends and interest, contributed significantly to the Trust's revenue in the current year. Investment income for the year increased by 5% (2024 - decrease by 7%) to £372,123” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient to meet current and committed expenditure (reserves figure: £13.8m)

“It is the policy of the Trust that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level sufficient to meet current and committed expenditure.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PJE Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Colleen Elaine Rosser
David Rosser
Fiona Claire West
Richard West

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£372k	£559k
31/03/2024	£355k	£621k
05/04/2023	£383k	£523k
05/04/2022	£418k	£543k
05/04/2021	£477k	£561k

Common questions

Is ANDREW ANDERSON TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased to £13,803,395 due to a net expenditure of £175,772, driven by charitable donations of £467,000 against investment income of £372,123. The Trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing adequate cash reserves and a sustainable income stream. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PJE Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors.

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
UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation	1	£655k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ANDERSON FOUNDATION.

THE ANDERSON FOUNDATION income £976k
THE ANDRE CHRISTIAN TRUST income £65k
THE ANDOR CHARITABLE TRUST income £72k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST income £350k
JOHN ACKROYD CHARITABLE TRUST income £29k
JOHN ANDREWS CHARITABLE TRUST income £188k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ANDREW ANDERSON TRUST	£372k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ANDERSON FOUNDATION FY2025	£976k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ANDRE CHRISTIAN TRUST FY2025	£65k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ANDOR CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£72k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£350k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
JOHN ACKROYD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£29k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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