THE BANTAM CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 233768 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Bantam Charitable Trust operates in the Mole Valley area of Surrey, UK. The charity provides grants to local individuals, or organisations acting on behalf of individuals, to assist them in meeting expenses of education for themselves or their children, and to assist individual families who are disadvantaged and suffering from poverty.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£106k

Latest spending

£103k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust held unrestricted reserves of £5,231 and investment assets valued at £316,702 as of 5 April 2026. The trustees maintain a policy of keeping reserves at a level to provide annual income from which grants and donations are made. The Trust reported a net surplus for the year, with investment income and donations covering grant expenditures and management fees.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level to provide such income annually (held: £5k)

“The Trustees maintain a policy of keeping reserves at a levelto provide such income annually.” — page 4

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Whitehouse
Helen Sutherland
Jane Douglass
Patricia Hand

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2026	£106k	£103k
05/04/2025	£49k	£62k
05/04/2024	£62k	£59k
05/04/2023	£24k	£22k
05/04/2022	£51k	£48k

Common questions

Is THE BANTAM CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust held unrestricted reserves of £5,231 and investment assets valued at £316,702 as of 5 April 2026. The trustees maintain a policy of keeping reserves at a level to provide annual income from which grants and donations are made. The Trust reported a net surplus for the year, with investment income and donations covering grant expenditures and management fees. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust	1	£200

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BOPARAN CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE BOPARAN CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.5m
The Tantum Trust income £345k
THE BOLTINI TRUST income £669k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST income £443k
BONAMY CHARITABLE TRUST income £214k
THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST income £194k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BANTAM CHARITABLE TRUST	£106k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BOPARAN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£1.5m	—	1	unclear	—	no doubt
The Tantum Trust FY2025	£345k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE BOLTINI TRUST FY2025	£669k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£443k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BONAMY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£214k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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