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THE CAMPHILL VILLAGE TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 232402 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C V T

For the public benefit, to provide support for adults with special needs by establishing and maintaining intentional communities of purpose where all may continue to develop as individuals through meaningful work of a productive nature, alongside a range of chosen therapeutic activities and further education, as well as a healthy cultural, social and spiritual life.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£35.4m
Latest spending
£34.1m
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1.5m for the year, driven by a £1.3m operating surplus and investment gains. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £15.16m are considered sufficient to maintain financial security, exceeding the stated policy minimum of three months of operational expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 5.4% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“To raise this vital income, we spent £351,000 on fundraising, resulting in a net contribution of £6.2 million”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of annualised forecast operational expenditure (held: £15.2m)
“Free reserves levels should exceed a minimum of three months but are not expected to exceed six months of annualised forecast operational expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Camphill Village Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

69 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (61 freehold); recorded price paid £4.8m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Camphill Village Trust Limited(The) — Registered, 10 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 10/01/2024.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (7,798 followers) · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£35.4m
Total spending
£34.1m
Cost of raising funds
£705k
Reserves (reported)
£15.2m
Employees
754

Reported reserves equal ~5.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dudley · Gloucestershire · Hertfordshire · Middlesbrough · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£35.4m£34.1m
31/03/2024£32.1m£33.2m
31/03/2023£31.0m£31.2m
31/03/2022£27.8m£27.0m
31/03/2021£28.3m£28.9m

Common questions

Is THE CAMPHILL VILLAGE TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1.5m for the year, driven by a £1.3m operating surplus and investment gains. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £15.16m are considered sufficient to maintain financial security, exceeding the stated policy minimum of three months of operational expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Who funds THE CAMPHILL VILLAGE TRUST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CAMPHILL VILLAGE TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY, THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATION, DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£161k
THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£100k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2021£10kSupport for people with disabilities
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2023£6kSocial
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2024£6kSocial
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2022£5kSocial
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE TIMOTHY FRANEY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k
WHITAKER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE TIMOTHY FRANEY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£1k
WHITAKER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
WHITAKER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE CHANDRIS FOUNDATIONFY2024£500
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£300
ST BARNABAS WITH CHRIST CHURCH PCCFY2022£250National and International Mission Fund
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£200
THE SHIRE OAK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£150
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, FOUR OAKS, SUTTON COLDFIELDFY2023£150Home Missions & Other Church Societies

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East02/02/2023£500Grant to The Camphill Village Trust Ltd
Community Foundation North East16/12/2021£500A grant to The Camphill Village Trust Ltd

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 BEATRICE LAING TRUST2£75k
The John Gurney Charitable Trust1£200k
THE JOHN AND PAMELA SALTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£57k
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£50k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED1£50k
THE GEOFFREY WATLING CHARITY1£25k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE R C SNELLING CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Thornage Hall Independent Living.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CAMPHILL VILLAGE TRUST LIMITED£35.4m——unclear5.4%no doubt
Thornage Hall Independent Living FY2025£3.1m——unclear—no doubt
CAMPHILL DEVON COMMUNITY LIMITED FY2025£3.3m——unclear—no doubt
THE MOUNT CAMPHILL COMMUNITY LIMITED FY2025£3.9m—0above—no doubt
CAMPHILL MILTON KEYNES COMMUNITIES LIMITED FY2025£5.5m——unclear—no doubt
STALLCOMBE HOUSE FY2025£3.9m—0above—no doubt

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