THAME CHARITIES

Registered charity 241914 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THAME WELFARE TRUST

General Charitable Activities for the benefit of the people of Thame.

Objects

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Area of benefit: PARISH OF THAME (AS IN 1916)

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£24k
Latest spending
£18k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £893,659, comprising £312,725 in unrestricted funds and £580,934 in endowment funds. The trustees report that dividend income historically exceeds running costs and grants, leading to a policy of not building free reserves. The financial position is described as stable with sufficient funds to meet urgent needs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no specific intention to build up free reserves (held: £313k)
“There is no specific intention to build up free reserves. The policy is to use as much of the trust's income as possible to make grants.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
09/02/2026£24k£18k
09/02/2025£25k£7k
09/02/2024£23k£23k
09/02/2023£19k£32k
09/02/2022£16k£12k

Common questions

Is THAME CHARITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £893,659, comprising £312,725 in unrestricted funds and £580,934 in endowment funds. The trustees report that dividend income historically exceeds running costs and grants, leading to a policy of not building free reserves. The financial position is described as stable with sufficient funds to meet urgent needs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.