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THE NOEL BUXTON TRUST

Registered charity 220881 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1. Supporting families affected by domestic violence. 2. Supporting prisoners, ex-offenders and their families. 3. Supporting sustainable and regenerative projects in Africa, particularly in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan

Causes: Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£216k
Latest spending
£157k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £3,813,619, supported by investment income of £133,427 and a legacy receipt. The trustees report that the charity maintains sufficient cash reserves to cover running costs and plans to draw from capital to supplement investment income for future grant spending.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six-month’s running costs (approximately £65,000) (held: £137k)
“We have agreed to keep at least six-month’s running costs (approximately £65,000) in cash, at CAF Bank, as a reserve.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£567k
Total spending
£227k
Reserves (reported)
£60k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ethiopia · Kenya · Scotland · Somalia · South Sudan · Sudan · Throughout England And Wales · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£216k£157k
31/12/2024£288k£145k
31/12/2023£567k£227k
31/12/2022£119k£129k
31/12/2021£113k£121k

Common questions

Is THE NOEL BUXTON TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £3,813,619, supported by investment income of £133,427 and a legacy receipt. The trustees report that the charity maintains sufficient cash reserves to cover running costs and plans to draw from capital to supplement investment income for future grant spending. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE KURT AND MAGDA STERN FOUNDATION1£294k
ROSCA TRUST1£132k
THE TOY TRUST1£86k
ROSA FUND1£50k
WALCOT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION1£30k
LIVERPOOL CHARITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES1£19k
COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
NEWBY TRUST LIMITED1£10k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTH LIVERPOOL DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE NOEL BUXTON TRUST£216k—0above—no doubt
SOUTH LIVERPOOL DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES FY2025£235k—0unclear—noted
Safe Steps FY2025£1.7m—0above—no doubt
THE SHANLEY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£224k—0unclear—no doubt
RESPEITO LTD FY2026£49k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HAMPTON TRUST (HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT) FY2025£1.7m——unclear—no doubt

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