SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST
A grant making charity whose charitable objects are charitable and public uses within the city of Sheffield. The trust is not empowered to make grants to individuals.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted income reserves were £443,816 at the year end, which the Trustees consider sufficient to sustain future grants and manage unforeseen falls in incoming resources. The charity reported a net loss before investment gains of £46,112, driven by support and governance costs exceeding income from operations, though this was offset by significant gains on investment assets.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the Trustees' policy to maintain unrestricted reserves at this level partly so that the level of grants in the immediate future can be sustained in the event of any unforeseen fall in incoming resources and partly to enable the Trustees to make one or more particularly substantial grants without prejudicing the Trustees' normal pattern of grant making.”
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/12/2018)
Trustees
- JANE MADELEINE FERRETTI MA PGCEchair
- DR Julie MacDonald
- Dr Richard Matthew Foster
- Heather Ann Manning
- JAMES WILLIAM FULTON
- JASON RUPERT HEATH
- Mark Quentin Swales
- NICHOLAS JAMES ANTHONY HUTTON MBE
- Penelope Mary Jewitt
- Peter Conway Hartland
- Professor Jaydip RAE
- ZAHID HAMID
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £420k | £467k |
| 31/12/2024 | £454k | £433k |
| 31/12/2023 | £457k | £482k |
| 31/12/2022 | £459k | £452k |
| 31/12/2021 | £438k | £386k |
Common questions
Is SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted income reserves were £443,816 at the year end, which the Trustees consider sufficient to sustain future grants and manage unforeseen falls in incoming resources. The charity reported a net loss before investment gains of £46,112, driven by support and governance costs exceeding income from operations, though this was offset by significant gains on investment assets. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hawsons Chartered Accountants.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE GUILD ESTATE ENDOWMENT | 1 | £4.5m |
| COLLEGE ESTATE ENDOWMENT | 1 | £2.0m |
| THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION | 1 | £525k |
| THE KNIGHTLAND FOUNDATION | 1 | £80k |
| SF FOUNDATION | 1 | £33k |
| THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £13k |
| HAEMOCHROMATOSIS UK | 1 | £7k |
Charities like this
- SHEFFIELD MUSEUMS TRUST
- STRATFORD-UPON-AVON TOWN TRUST
- THE HARRY BOTTOM CHARITABLE TRUST
- SHEFFIELD UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
- MEKADSHEI SHEVEI CHARITABLE TRUST
- CHURCH BURGESSES TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST | £420k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| SHEFFIELD MUSEUMS TRUST | £5.5m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| STRATFORD-UPON-AVON TOWN TRUST | £4.0m | £90,001 - £100,000 | 2 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE HARRY BOTTOM CHARITABLE TRUST | £271k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SHEFFIELD UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | £2.5m | £70,001 - £80,000 | 1 | above | — | no doubt |
| MEKADSHEI SHEVEI CHARITABLE TRUST | £156k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |