H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 254431 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Aids charities of personal interest to the trustees.

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Latest income
£124k
Latest spending
£285k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £3,915,921.53, an increase from the previous year's £3,766,327. The charity reported total income of £284,794.60 against total expenditure of £310,707.21, resulting in a net decrease in funds for the year. The trustees maintain that there are no material uncertainties regarding the Trust's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to cover management, administration and support costs and, in particular, to cover grants recommended for payments by the trustees (held: £3.9m)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level to provide sufficient funds to cover management, administration and support costs and, in particular, to cover grants recommended for payments by the trustees.” — 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2023)

Total income
£3.9m
Total spending
£233k
Cost of raising funds
£11k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2026£124k£285k
05/04/2025£156k£172k
05/04/2024£146k£220k
05/04/2023£3.9m£233k
05/04/2022£55k£58k

Common questions

Is H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £3,915,921.53, an increase from the previous year's £3,766,327. The charity reported total income of £284,794.60 against total expenditure of £310,707.21, resulting in a net decrease in funds for the year. The trustees maintain that there are no material uncertainties regarding the Trust's ability to continue as a going concern. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE JD FOUNDATION1£561k
DILLHAVEN LIMITED1£92k
J & J CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED1£17k
KTRUST LIMITED1£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 1692.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST£124k—0unclear—no doubt
1692 FY2025£462k—0within—no doubt
THE E C SOSNOW CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£115k—0unclear—no doubt
S O CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£149k—0unclear—no doubt
The Sultans Fund FY2025£514kUnder £60,0000below—no doubt
SOUTH MANCHESTER SPORTS CLUB LIMITED FY2025£113k—0within—no doubt

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