THE ROYAL CALEDONIAN CHARITIES TRUST

Registered charity 213074 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ROYAL CALEDONIAN BALL TRUST · filing overdue (register status)

The Royal Caledonian Charities Trust raises and distributes funds to a wide range of Scottish Charities. The main fundraising event is the annual Royal Caledonian Ball which was started in the 1840s by the Duke and Duchess of Atholl.

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Latest income

£197k

Latest spending

£168k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £146,274, up from £116,191 in the prior year, driven by a significant rise in income from fundraising events. The charity maintains a reserve policy targeting 50% to 100% of the estimated costs of a single ball, and its current unrestricted reserves exceed this target. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accord with those records.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 50% and 100% of the estimated costs of a single ball (held: £146k)

“The Trust's constitution requires that it maintain a reserve of between 50% and 100% of the estimated costs of a single ball.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW HENRY WILLIAM VANE MURRAY
THE EARL OF KINNOULL

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

Operates in: City Of London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	—	—
30/09/2024	£197k	£168k
30/09/2023	£139k	£125k
30/09/2022	£141k	£145k
30/09/2021	£38k	£15k

Common questions

Is THE ROYAL CALEDONIAN CHARITIES TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £146,274, up from £116,191 in the prior year, driven by a significant rise in income from fundraising events. The charity maintains a reserve policy targeting 50% to 100% of the estimated costs of a single ball, and its current unrestricted reserves exceed this target. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accord with those records. Its FY2024 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
THE GRACE TRUST	1	£450k
THE BAND TRUST	1	£255k
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£34k
MOYNITRUST	1	£30k
Army Benevolent Fund	1	£20k
THE ARMY CENTRAL FUND	1	£5k
THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ROYAL CALEDONIAN EDUCATION TRUST.

THE ROYAL CALEDONIAN EDUCATION TRUST income £291k
THE CALEDON TRUST income £3.3m
THE PRINCESS ANNE'S CHARITIES income £237k
THE ROYAL LANCERS CHARITABLE TRUST income £231k
Royal Warrant Holders' Charity income £116k
THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL TRUST income £2.9m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ROYAL CALEDONIAN CHARITIES TRUST	£197k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROYAL CALEDONIAN EDUCATION TRUST FY2025	£291k	£70,001 - £80,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CALEDON TRUST FY2025	£3.3m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PRINCESS ANNE'S CHARITIES FY2025	£237k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROYAL LANCERS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£231k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Royal Warrant Holders' Charity FY2025	£116k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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