WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 213629 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as W A CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST

In the West Midlands region: social welfare, medical and healthcare projects, education, places of religious worship, conservation of the environment, the arts and penal reform. In Ireland: cross community initiatives promoting reconciliation. In the United Kingdom as a whole: the Religious Society of Friends. Overseas: sustainable development projects predominantly in Africa.

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Latest income

£1.7m

Latest spending

£1.5m

Registered

1987

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity realized a surplus of £843,580 for the year, driven by a net gain on investments of £634,842. Total funds increased to £65,867,059, with unrestricted cash reserves of £290,181, which the trustees note is a surplus over their required cash reserve policy of £30,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £30,000 (held: £290k)

“It is the policy of the Trustees to maintain a cash reserve of not less than £30,000 to provide sufficient funds to cover management, administration and support costs” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donation received from Juniper Hill Fund Limited, a company in which all trustees are directors.

“During the year the charity received a donation of £125,000 (2024 - £90,000) from and charged £12,000 (2024 - £12,000) in respect of rental and office expenses to Juniper Hill Fund Limited, a company in which all of the trustees are also directors.” — page 24

“Included within creditors due within one year is a loan from Juniper Hill Fund Limited of £120,264 (2024 - £120,264). There are no repayment or interest terms attached to the loan.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Loan from Juniper Hill Fund Limited.

“During the year the charity received a donation of £125,000 (2024 - £90,000) from and charged £12,000 (2024 - £12,000) in respect of rental and office expenses to Juniper Hill Fund Limited, a company in which all of the trustees are also directors.” — page 24

“Included within creditors due within one year is a loan from Juniper Hill Fund Limited of £120,264 (2024 - £120,264). There are no repayment or interest terms attached to the loan.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Independent Auditors LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£1.7m

Total spending

£1.5m

Cost of raising funds

£307k

Reserves (reported)

£65.9m

Employees

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (92% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 18.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (21/06/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

SOPHY JULIET BLANDYchair
ADRIAN DAVID MILLS THOMAS
Gabrielle Marie Cadbury · trustee of 1 other charity
JANINE EMMA COBAIN
JOHN CORNELIUS PENNY
KATHERINE MARY VAN HAGEN CADBURY
MARGARET SALMON · trustee of 2 other charities
RUPERT ADLINGTON CADBURY · trustee of 2 other charities
VICTORIA EMMELINE MOHAN

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Sandwell · Solihull · Staffordshire · Walsall · Warwickshire · Wolverhampton · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£1.7m	£1.5m
31/03/2024	£1.5m	£1.3m
31/03/2023	£1.5m	£1.2m
31/03/2022	£1.2m	£1.3m
31/03/2021	£987k	£851k

Common questions

Is WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity realized a surplus of £843,580 for the year, driven by a net gain on investments of £634,842. Total funds increased to £65,867,059, with unrestricted cash reserves of £290,181, which the trustees note is a surplus over their required cash reserve policy of £30,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Independent Auditors LLP.

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 ENNISMORE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST.

C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST income £711k
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION CIO income £399k
UNION OF WELSH INDEPENDENTS INCORPORATED income £674k
TAFF BARGOED DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED income £152k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS) income £446k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, RUDGWICK income £269k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	£1.7m	—	above	—	no doubt
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST FY2024	£711k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION CIO FY2025	£399k	—	above	—	no doubt
UNION OF WELSH INDEPENDENTS INCORPORATED FY2024	£674k	—	above	—	no doubt
TAFF BARGOED DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£152k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS) FY2025	£446k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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