MR SAMUEL WHITBREAD'S TRUSTS

Registered charity 215545 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MR SAMUEL WHITBREAD'S (GREAT BARFORD ESTATE) TRUST

Relief of poverty for:- Brewers' Company Freemen and their families;- Former employees and their families from the Brewing industry in England & Wales- Organisations who benefit poor former employees of the Brewing industry in England & Wales - relief of poverty for individuals

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Latest income

£74k

Latest spending

£42k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a total surplus of £32,384 for the year ended 31 December 2025, following a deficit in the prior year. Unrestricted reserves increased to £64,123, which the trustees aim to reduce by seeking new suitable beneficiaries. The charity has no employees and relies on the Brewers' Company for administration, with no material uncertainties reported regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: The charity is charged for administration costs by the Brewers’ Company which is the Trustee of the charity. The contribution for the year ended 31 December 2025 was £3,502 (2024: £3,277).

“The charity is charged for administration costs by the Brewers’ Company which is the Trustee of the charity. The contribution for the year ended 31 December 2025 was £3,502 (2024: £3,277).” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

The Master and Keepers or Wardens and Commonalty of the Mystery or Art of Brewers of the City of London · trustee of 4 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£74k	£42k
31/12/2024	£19k	£24k
31/12/2023	£18k	£18k
31/12/2022	£18k	£17k
31/12/2021	£17k	£19k

Common questions

Is MR SAMUEL WHITBREAD'S TRUSTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a total surplus of £32,384 for the year ended 31 December 2025, following a deficit in the prior year. Unrestricted reserves increased to £64,123, which the trustees aim to reduce by seeking new suitable beneficiaries. The charity has no employees and relies on the Brewers' Company for administration, with no material uncertainties reported regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.