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THE MERCHANT TAYLORS' BOONE'S CHARITY

Registered charity 214262 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHRISTOPHER BOONE'S CHARITY (MERCHANT TAYLORS' COMPANY)

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Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Charity operated at a surplus before losses on investments of £445,292 for the year ended 31 July 2025. The Charity holds unrestricted undesignated funds of £9,054,908, which significantly exceeds its stated reserves policy target of £500,000. The auditors confirmed that there are no material uncertainties related to the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £500,000 (held: £9.1m)
“The Trustee’s policy is to maintain £500,000 in cash in the bank, from its liquid funds freely available for spending on any of the Charity’s purposes (ie, in unrestricted and undesignated funds).” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Bradestrete Services Limited, a connected party, incurred administration, establishment and management expenses during the year on behalf of the Charity.
“Administration, establishment and management expenses incurred on behalf of the Charity by : - Bradestrete Services Limited £211,616 (2024: £207,360)” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£15.3m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£784k
Reserves (reported)
£500k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Greenwich · Lewisham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£2.0m£1.5m
31/07/2024£2.0m£1.4m
31/07/2023£1.9m£1.7m
31/07/2022£1.7m£1.3m
31/07/2021£980k£414k

Common questions

Is THE MERCHANT TAYLORS' BOONE'S CHARITY financially healthy?

The accounts state that the Charity operated at a surplus before losses on investments of £445,292 for the year ended 31 July 2025. The Charity holds unrestricted undesignated funds of £9,054,908, which significantly exceeds its stated reserves policy target of £500,000. The auditors confirmed that there are no material uncertainties related to the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.