THE COMBINED CUTLERS COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 224063 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To bring relief to people in need in the area of the Sheffield and South Yorkshire.

Objects

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The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income
£49k
Latest spending
£86k
Registered
1981
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £224,520, which exceeds the trustees' stated prudent target of £75,000. The charity reported a net income of £60,376 for the year, driven by significant investment gains, despite charitable expenditure exceeding incoming resources from donations and investment income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £75,000 (held: £225k)
“They consider it prudent to hold sufficient reserves to cover a reasonable level of grant distributions for a 12 month period. This is currently fixed at £75,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: The Cutlers’ Hall Preservation Trust Limited
“The Sir John Osborn Charitable Trust allows both capital and income to be applied for charitable purposes and for the benefit wholly or mainly for the people of Sheffield. Up to one quarter of the annual calendar income (but no capital) may be expended on the charitable objects of The Cutlers' Hall Preservation Trust Limited.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Doncaster · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£49k£86k
30/09/2024£48k£101k
30/09/2023£69k£88k
30/09/2022£66k£81k
30/09/2021£60k£131k

Common questions

Is THE COMBINED CUTLERS COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £224,520, which exceeds the trustees' stated prudent target of £75,000. The charity reported a net income of £60,376 for the year, driven by significant investment gains, despite charitable expenditure exceeding incoming resources from donations and investment income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.