SKELTON BOUNTY

Registered charity 219370 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grant making to registered charities in the beneficial area.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£116k
Latest spending
£110k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £165,225, which is above the stated policy target of approximately one year’s income (£115,993). The trustees confirm adequate resources for future operations, noting that investment income has been sufficient to maintain grant-making levels despite a recent decline in investment asset values.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately one year’s income (held: £165k)
“The policy of the Trustees is to hold free reserves of approximately one year’s income to protect the Bounty’s ability to continue to make grants in the event of unexpected reductions in income received.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 10. Related Party Transactions
“S Lomas a trustee was reimbursed expenses during the year of £18 (2024: None). No other transactions have been undertaken by or on behalf of the charity in which a Trustee or connected person has a material interest.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Blackburn With Darwen · Blackpool · Halton · Lancashire · Liverpool City · Manchester City · Warrington · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£116k£110k
05/04/2024£105k£113k
05/04/2023£119k£113k
05/04/2022£112k£115k
05/04/2021£104k£101k

Common questions

Is SKELTON BOUNTY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £165,225, which is above the stated policy target of approximately one year’s income (£115,993). The trustees confirm adequate resources for future operations, noting that investment income has been sufficient to maintain grant-making levels despite a recent decline in investment asset values. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SKELTON BOUNTY£116k—0unclear—no doubt
FUTURE SCOPE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£236k—0above—no doubt
SWIRE 2765 FY2024£2.2m—0above—no doubt
SALTERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£267k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHARLES SKEY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£351k—0above—no doubt
THE STUART HALBERT FOUNDATION FY2025£210k—0unclear—no doubt

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