SUE HAMMERSON CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 235196 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SUE HAMMERSON CHARITABLE TRUST G, SUE HAMMERSON'S CHARITABLE TRUST · filing overdue (register status)

The charity makes grants to other charitable organisations

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£161k
Latest spending
£206k
Registered
1970
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's net assets amounted to £9,466,917 at the year end, with free reserves standing at £190,686. Per the trustees' report, these reserves are slightly above the desired level of one year’s charitable expenditure. The trustees confirm that the level of income and expenditure and the year-end financial position were as expected.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year’s charitable expenditure (held: £191k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain its income reserves at a level equivalent to one year’s charitable expenditure. Currently, this is approximately £87,713.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Common trustees with connected charities
“The trust shares some common trustees with the Sue Hammerson Foundation and the Sue and Lew Hammerson Charitable Trust.” — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025——
05/04/2024£161k£206k
05/04/2023£132k£208k
05/04/2022£116k£238k
05/04/2021£138k£225k

Common questions

Is SUE HAMMERSON CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's net assets amounted to £9,466,917 at the year end, with free reserves standing at £190,686. Per the trustees' report, these reserves are slightly above the desired level of one year’s charitable expenditure. The trustees confirm that the level of income and expenditure and the year-end financial position were as expected. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SUE HAMMERSON CHARITABLE TRUST£161k—0above—no doubt
THE S AND Y CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£113k—0unclear—no doubt
B HAMMER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£100k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HARAMEAD TRUST FY2025£4.8m—0unclear—no doubt
BHM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£136k—0within—no doubt
SHEMTOV CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£738k—0unclear—no doubt

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