THE FRESHGATE TRUST FOUNDATION

Registered charity 221467 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A grant making charity established in 1941 by Harry Brearley, the discoverer of stainless steel.The Trustees policy is to meet the objectives whilst giving priority to organisations within South Yorkshire in the following spheres: Education (including Travel & Training);Heritage, Restoration & Environment; Music & The Arts; Recreation (including Holidays & Sport; Welfare, Health & Social Care.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£101k

Latest spending

£142k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £3,732,926, with liquid unrestricted cash reserves of £60,982 maintained above the stated policy target of six months' expenditure. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, noting adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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

Trustees · trustee networks

LIZ MURRAYchair · trustee of 3 other charities
Alison Danielle Joanne Gaddes Mrs
Dr Geraldine Russell
Emma Scott
HOLETTA DOBSON
JONATHAN HOWARD ROBINSON · trustee of 2 other charities
Madeleine Thomas
Matthew James Sibley
Neil Andrew MacDonald · trustee of 4 other charities
USHA RANI FITCH
VAL LINNEMANN

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Doncaster · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£101k	£142k
31/12/2023	£92k	£134k
31/12/2022	£82k	£141k
31/12/2021	£121k	£109k
31/12/2020	£121k	£109k

Common questions

Is THE FRESHGATE TRUST FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £3,732,926, with liquid unrestricted cash reserves of £60,982 maintained above the stated policy target of six months' expenditure. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, noting adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 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
KIDNEY RESEARCH UK	1	£2.5m
HAEMOCHROMATOSIS UK	1	£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE GRANT FOUNDATION.

THE GRANT FOUNDATION income £185k
THE STONEYGATE TRUST income £2.3m
THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION income £632k
THE WINGATE FOUNDATION income £101k
THE GATEHAMPTON TRUST income £172k
THE IRON BRIDGE TRUST income £390k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE FRESHGATE TRUST FOUNDATION	£101k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE GRANT FOUNDATION FY2024	£185k	—	within	—	no doubt
THE STONEYGATE TRUST FY2025	£2.3m	—	below	—	no doubt
THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION FY2025	£632k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WINGATE FOUNDATION FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GATEHAMPTON TRUST FY2025	£172k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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