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THE FRIEDA SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 221593 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£330k
Latest spending
£576k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds a negative unrestricted reserve balance of £143,976, attributed to future grant commitments not yet paid. The trustees consider the investment strategy robust and conclude that the charity can continue as a going concern despite market fluctuations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Prior year commitment to St Mary's Hospice where a trustee is Head of Fundraising
“In the prior year the Trust committed to grant commitments totalling £20,000 to St Mary's Hospice, an organisation in which Alison Alger is Head of Fundraising.” — page 24
“Trustee (2024: 1) received expenses in the year of £256 (2024: £182). Trustees neither received nor waived any emoluments during the year” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee expenses
“In the prior year the Trust committed to grant commitments totalling £20,000 to St Mary's Hospice, an organisation in which Alison Alger is Head of Fundraising.” — page 24
“Trustee (2024: 1) received expenses in the year of £256 (2024: £182). Trustees neither received nor waived any emoluments during the year” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Dodd & Co Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£330k£576k
31/03/2024£232k£554k
31/03/2023£186k£345k
31/03/2022£175k£418k
31/03/2021£198k£307k

Common questions

Is THE FRIEDA SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds a negative unrestricted reserve balance of £143,976, attributed to future grant commitments not yet paid. The trustees consider the investment strategy robust and conclude that the charity can continue as a going concern despite market fluctuations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Dodd & Co Audit Limited.

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 KNIGHTLAND FOUNDATION1£80k
SF FOUNDATION1£33k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE FRIEDA SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST£330k—0unclear—no doubt
FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£1.2m——unclear—no doubt
FUTURE SCOPE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£236k—0above—no doubt
THE SCS TRUST FY2024£166k—0within—no doubt
THE KUPAH CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£249k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GRANT FOUNDATION FY2024£185k—0within—no doubt

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