CHERRY TREE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 258842 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trustees make small one off grants for talented children (music, drama, the arts). They do not pay school fees.

Objects

1. THE TRUSTEES SHALL DURING THE PERIOD OF 50 YEARS FROM THE DATED OF THE SETTLEMENT HOLD THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST FROM TIME TO TIME TO PAY OR APPLY THE INCOME THEROF TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AS THEY IN THIR ABSOULTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT. 2. AT THE EXPIRAITION OF THE 50 YEARS PERIOD THE TRUSTEES SHALL STAND POSSESSED OF BOTH THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONSAS THEY THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: City of London, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£31k

Latest spending

£35k

Registered

1969

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,418,920.46, which the trustees consider necessary to maintain for future activities. The charity relies entirely on investment income and does not seek public funding. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, indicating compliance with accounting standards.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain its presents level of capital reserves (reserves figure: £1.4m)

“The Charity needs to maintain its presents level of capital reserves to ensure adequate funds are available to cover its activities over the forthcoming years.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Administration Services

“During the year, a charge of £2,672.40 was made by Smyth Barkham LLP for Administration Services. Mrs D M Rawstron, a Trustee of this Charity, is a consultant at Smyth Barkham LLP | G Bradshaw is a consultant at Smyth Barkham LLP (2023/2024 £3,520.20)” — page 15

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.

Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

DIANA MARY RAWSTRON
Ian Gerard Bradshaw

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£31k	£35k
05/04/2024	£30k	£49k
05/04/2023	£25k	£41k
05/04/2022	£25k	£34k
05/04/2021	£25k	£33k

Common questions

Is CHERRY TREE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,418,920.46, which the trustees consider necessary to maintain for future activities. The charity relies entirely on investment income and does not seek public funding. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, indicating compliance with accounting standards. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	01/04/2022	£14k	CHERRY TREE FOUNDATION

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
THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS	1	£50k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	1	£45k
THE INGRAM TRUST	1	£40k
THE LOCKWOOD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£30k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£24k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	1	£20k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£12k
DALGLEISH TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

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

THE SHERLING CHARITABLE TRUST income £780k
Cherry Hill Trust Ltd income £157k
CHERRY TREE (CHERITON) PLAYGROUP income £110k
THE BAY TREE CHARITABLE TRUST income £184k
THE TENDRIL TRUST income £42k
CHERRY TREES income £2.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHERRY TREE FOUNDATION	£31k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE SHERLING CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£780k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Cherry Hill Trust Ltd FY2026	£157k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHERRY TREE (CHERITON) PLAYGROUP FY2025	£110k	—	unclear	—	noted
THE BAY TREE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£184k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE TENDRIL TRUST FY2026	£42k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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