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CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERS

Registered charity 224939 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WADE'S CHARITY

Grant Making Trust

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£322k
Latest spending
£281k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £12,002,622, driven by a net income of £1,013,719 which included significant unrealised investment gains of £972,760. The charity maintains a buffer reserve policy targeting six months of operating costs (£50,000) and held unrestricted reserves well above this threshold. The trustees report that resources are adequate to continue operations with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of operating costs (£50,000) (held: £12.0m)
“The charity also maintains a buffer reserve to ensure there are sufficient funds to cover its operating costs for six months. The Trustees have set this reserve at £50,000.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Leeds City Council
“During the year the charity continued to lease land to Leeds City Council. The charity has adopted a conflict of interest policy whereby all Trustees are asked to declare their interest and any gifts or hospitality received in connection with their role in the Charity. In accordance with the Charity's policy, Trustees are required to withdraw from decisions where a conflict of interest arises.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Thomas Coombs Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£322k£281k
31/12/2024£313k£260k
31/12/2023£316k£283k
31/12/2022£325k£294k
31/12/2021£284k£247k

Common questions

Is CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £12,002,622, driven by a net income of £1,013,719 which included significant unrealised investment gains of £972,760. The charity maintains a buffer reserve policy targeting six months of operating costs (£50,000) and held unrestricted reserves well above this threshold. The trustees report that resources are adequate to continue operations with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Thomas Coombs Limited.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund01/06/2007£45k"Middleton Park and Energy Industry"

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERS£322k—0above—no doubt
WINDSOR ROAD FOUNDATION FY2025£101kUnder £60,0000above—no doubt
MIDDLE WAY TRUST FY2025£111k—0unclear—no doubt
ADENFIRST LIMITED FY2025£547k—0unclear—no doubt
BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£101k—0unclear—no doubt
BELVEDERE TRUST FY2025£773k—0above—no doubt

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