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The Crerar Family Trust

Registered charity 221335 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTH BRITISH HOTEL TRUST, THE CRERAR HOTELS TRUST, THE CRERAR TRUST · also registered in Scotland as SC013771 (OSCR)

Prevention/relief of poverty, advancement of education, health, citizenship or community development. To benefit those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage or defined/non defined group/community. Beneficiaries: Other charities/voluntary bodies/registered community organisations working for the benefit of the above groups.

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) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£243k
Latest spending
£708k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free unrestricted reserves total £2,931,490, which the Trustees describe as 'minimal' relative to their policy of maintaining only enough for day-to-day running costs. The charity reported a net outgoing resource of £464,967 for the year, driven by significant charitable donations and investment losses, though cash reserves increased substantially from the prior year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimal unrestricted reserves... to meet the day-to-day running costs (held: £2.9m)
“The Trustees have established a policy whereby, following their meetings, only minimal unrestricted reserves are maintained to meet the day-to-day running costs of the Charity.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity has a non-trading subsidiary, the North British Hotel Cancer and Leukaemia in Childhood Edinburgh Trust.
“The Charity has a non-trading subsidiary, the North British Hotel Cancer and Leukaemia in Childhood Edinburgh Trust.” — page 23
“In 2024 the Trust also purchased a piece of land in Oban which was previously owned by members of the Crerar family. This piece of land was sold to the Trust at arm’s length at a market value price” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Purchase of land from Crerar family members at market value.
“The Charity has a non-trading subsidiary, the North British Hotel Cancer and Leukaemia in Childhood Edinburgh Trust.” — page 23
“In 2024 the Trust also purchased a piece of land in Oban which was previously owned by members of the Crerar family. This piece of land was sold to the Trust at arm’s length at a market value price” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Investment in Crerar Holdings Limited (related party).
“The Charity has a non-trading subsidiary, the North British Hotel Cancer and Leukaemia in Childhood Edinburgh Trust.” — page 23
“In 2024 the Trust also purchased a piece of land in Oban which was previously owned by members of the Crerar family. This piece of land was sold to the Trust at arm’s length at a market value price” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2024)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£265k
Cost of raising funds
£11k
Reserves (reported)
£7.3m
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.7% 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: Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£243k£708k
05/04/2024£1.5m£265k
05/04/2023£129k£165k
05/04/2022£91k£90k
05/04/2021£80k£163k

Common questions

Is The Crerar Family Trust financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free unrestricted reserves total £2,931,490, which the Trustees describe as 'minimal' relative to their policy of maintaining only enough for day-to-day running costs. The charity reported a net outgoing resource of £464,967 for the year, driven by significant charitable donations and investment losses, though cash reserves increased substantially from the prior year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

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 NATIONWIDE FOUNDATION1£1.9m
TRUST FOR LONDON1£124k
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION1£94k
THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£82k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION1£50k
LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALES1£50k
C E K STERN CHARITABLE TRUST1£35k
WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITY1£34k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
The Crerar Family Trust£243k—0above—no doubt
THE CRISPIN DAVIS FAMILY TRUST FY2025£507k—0above—no doubt
THE ADFAL TRUST FY2025£130k—0unclear—no doubt
CAREDUCATION TRUST LTD FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt
CULLUM FAMILY TRUST FY2025£788kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
THE ELIZABETH CREAK CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£1.4m—0above—no doubt

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