THE ENGLEFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 258123 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BENYON CHARITY

The Trust supports a broad range of charitable causes in and around Berkshire including education, sport, the arts, community, churches and faith groups, social welfare and medical support, agriculture and conservation, and the ArmedForces.

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

Latest income

£712k

Latest spending

£483k

Registered

1969

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total free reserves increased to £734,626, which the trustees consider approximately equivalent to the next year’s total expenditure. The charity is entirely reliant on investment income and returns from its permanent endowment to fund its charitable activities. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income (100% of income)

“The principal funding source of the charity is investment income.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Englefield Home Farms Partnership paid £10,200 rent and £2,736 property costs were charged to the Charity. The Partnership owed £2,736.

“During the year, £10,200 (2024: £10,200) rent and £2,736 (2024: £1,891) property costs were charged to Englefield Home Farms Partnership. At 31 March 2025, Englefield Home Farm Partnership owed £2,736 (2024: £1,891) to the Charity.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

9 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (9 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£712k

Total spending

£483k

Cost of raising funds

£13k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% 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: 1.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew James Hutton
Catherine Haig · trustee of 1 other charity
Henry Charles William Benyon
LADY ELIZABETH ANN BENYON
MELISSA ANASTAZIA VICTORIA OWSTON
RICHARD GARETH GRIFFITHS DL
RICHARD IAN DAVID BAMPFYLDE
THE RIGHT HON. THE LORD RICHARD HENRY RONALD BENYON
Zoe Lavinia Beatrice Benyon · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Hackney · Reading · Slough · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£712k	£483k
31/03/2024	£699k	£545k
31/03/2023	£672k	£573k
31/03/2022	£557k	£428k
31/03/2021	£443k	£442k

Common questions

Is THE ENGLEFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total free reserves increased to £734,626, which the trustees consider approximately equivalent to the next year’s total expenditure. The charity is entirely reliant on investment income and returns from its permanent endowment to fund its charitable activities. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

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
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES	1	£108k
CHELSEA ACADEMY FOUNDATION	1	£70k

Charities like this

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

THE OLD ENFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST income £685k
THE SHERLING CHARITABLE TRUST income £780k
THE JOHN ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST income £9.2m
ENGLISH HOLDINGS CHARITABLE TRUST income £398k
THE PHILIP J MILTON AND COMPANY PLC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION income £123k
Berkshire Healthcare Charity income £641k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ENGLEFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	£712k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE OLD ENFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£685k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE SHERLING CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£780k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE JOHN ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£9.2m	—	above	—	no doubt
ENGLISH HOLDINGS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£398k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PHILIP J MILTON AND COMPANY PLC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025	£123k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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