NOTTINGHAM MUNICIPAL CHARITIES

Registered charity 215185 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To apply income in relieving either generally or individually persons resident in the City of Nottingham who are in need, hardship or distress;To provide interest free loans of up to £10,000 for persons over the age of 18 years, who are resident within the City of Nottingham, for the purposes of trade or business: andApplication of monies received for the benefit of Nottingham High School

Objects

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Area of benefit: NOTTINGHAM

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Broxtowe, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£331k

Latest spending

£331k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net outgoing resource of £445 for the year, offset by an unrealised investment profit of £3,516, resulting in a net increase in funds of £3,071. Unrestricted reserves stood at £200,343, which the trustees review annually to ensure they are adequate to cover running costs and fund new loans. The accounts were subject to an independent examination with no matters requiring attention noted.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: The unrestricted income funds represent reserves to cover the charity’s running costs, to generate income to permit donations to be made, and to fund new loans. The Trustees review the level of the income funds annually, to ensure that they are adequate, but not excessive. (reserves figure: £200k)

“The unrestricted income funds represent reserves to cover the charity’s running costs, to generate income to permit donations to be made, and to fund new loans. The Trustees review the level of the income funds annually, to ensure that they are adequate, but not excessive.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
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 31/12/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

John Ashton · trustee of 1 other charity
LEROY MICHAEL PAYNE
Richard Nowell FCA

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

Operates in: Nottingham City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£331k	£331k
31/12/2024	£323k	£320k
31/12/2023	£303k	£303k
31/12/2022	£276k	£276k
31/12/2021	£263k	£262k

Common questions

Is NOTTINGHAM MUNICIPAL CHARITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net outgoing resource of £445 for the year, offset by an unrealised investment profit of £3,516, resulting in a net increase in funds of £3,071. Unrestricted reserves stood at £200,343, which the trustees review annually to ensure they are adequate to cover running costs and fund new loans. The accounts were subject to an independent examination with no matters requiring attention noted. 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
THE TOTTENHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION	1	£61k
Advance Nottingham	1	£24k
WISEHEIGHTS LIMITED	1	£11k
THE CHILDREN'S AID COMMITTEE CHARITABLE FUND	1	£11k
STARVIEW CHARITY	1	£11k
THE TIM HENMAN FOUNDATION	1	£9k
SHAAREI RACHAMIM LIMITED	1	£8k
THE OLDHURST TRUST	1	£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TOTTENHAM DISTRICT CHARITY.

TOTTENHAM DISTRICT CHARITY income £115k
MUNICIPAL CHARITIES income £46k
STRETHAM CHARITY income £51k
NOTTINGHAM HEALTH & EDUCATION SUPPORT income £117k
NOTTINGHAM COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE income £1.6m
TOMCHIM income £252k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NOTTINGHAM MUNICIPAL CHARITIES	£331k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TOTTENHAM DISTRICT CHARITY FY2026	£115k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MUNICIPAL CHARITIES FY2025	£46k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
STRETHAM CHARITY FY2025	£51k	—	0	unclear	0.0%	no doubt
NOTTINGHAM HEALTH & EDUCATION SUPPORT FY2026	£117k	unclear	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NOTTINGHAM COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE FY2025	£1.6m	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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