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CONSOLIDATED CHARITY OF BURTON UPON TRENT

Registered charity 239072 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CONSOLIDATED CHARITY

Charity for the benefit of residents of Burton upon Trent (including the neighbouring parishes of Branston, Stretton, Barton-under-Needwood, Tutbury, Rolleston-on-Dove, Tatenhill and Rangemore and the existing civil Parish of Outwoods including South Outwoods.)

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

Latest income
£709k
Latest spending
£632k
Registered
1981
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that net assets increased by 3% to £16,941,028, with unrestricted reserves of £1,010,492 held at year-end. Per the trustees' report, these reserves are greater than the stated policy target of £887,200, which is equivalent to one year's estimated total annual expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £496,193 for the year, supported by strong investment performance and high almshouse occupancy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: equivalent to the estimated total annual expenditure of the charity (held: £1.0m)
“The Trustees have made an assessment of the risks and other issues facing the charity and have considered it prudent to set a target level of reserves at an amount equivalent to the estimated total annual expenditure of the charity.” — page 23
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to Burton Albion Football Club for room hire; Chairman Mr C B Robinson is also Chairman of the Club.
“During the year the charity paid £1,092 (2023: £1,440) to Burton Albion Football Club in respect of room hire. Mr C B Robinson is Chairman of the charity and Burton Albion Football Club.” — page 45
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Johnson Tidsall Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £150k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£709k
Total spending
£632k
Cost of raising funds
£139k
Reserves (reported)
£1.0m
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~19.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (78% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 19.6% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£709k£632k
31/12/2023£667k£619k
31/12/2022£679k£636k
31/12/2021£629k£559k
31/12/2020£566k£527k

Common questions

Is CONSOLIDATED CHARITY OF BURTON UPON TRENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that net assets increased by 3% to £16,941,028, with unrestricted reserves of £1,010,492 held at year-end. Per the trustees' report, these reserves are greater than the stated policy target of £887,200, which is equivalent to one year's estimated total annual expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £496,193 for the year, supported by strong investment performance and high almshouse occupancy. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Johnson Tidsall Limited.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STOKE UPON TRENT AND FENTON.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CONSOLIDATED CHARITY OF BURTON UPON TRENT£709k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STOKE UPON TRENT AND FENTON FY2025£243k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF MEIR HEATH & NORMACOT, STOKE-UPON-TRENT FY2024£102k—0unclear338.0%noted
JAMIAT AHL HADITH (BURTON UPON TRENT BRANCH) FY2025£177k—0unclear—no doubt
CONGLETON INCLOSURE TRUST FY2025£150k—0above—no doubt
RSPCA Burton upon Trent & District Branch FY2024£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt

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