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THE SADDLERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE FUND

Registered charity 261962 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General charitable financial support with emphasis on education, smaller charities assisting disabled people and disadvantaged youth, Armed and Uniformed Services' charities, the equestrian world, the Church, the British saddlery and leathercraft trade and the City of London.

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

Latest income
£374k
Latest spending
£497k
Registered
1971
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £14,642,042, comprising primarily of endowment funds, with unrestricted reserves of £23,921. The trustees consider the charity's position to be satisfactory given market conditions and have concluded that there is no need for a material level of reserves, as the charity aims to distribute its net income annually.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 0.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Neither charity takes part in fundraising activities outside of the Worshipful Company of Saddlers, continuing their work through the careful husbandry of their existing investments and the occasional receipt of a legacy or bequest.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £24k; policy: no need for a material level of reserves)
“there is no need for a material level of reserves and there are no general funds at the year end.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Investments are held in a pooled discretionary portfolio with the Apprenticing Charity and the Robert Kitchin Charity, administered by Rathbones Group Plc.
“The Trustee has agreed that the investment policy would best be executed by holding the Saddlers’ Company Charitable Fund’s investments, along with all the investments of the other charities administered by The Worshipful Company of Saddlers, namely the Apprenticing Charity and the Robert Kitchin Charity in a pooled discretionary portfolio.” — page 6
“During the year, the Apprenticing Charity donated £10,000 (2024: £10,000) to the Saddiers’ Company Charitable Fund as a grant towards the Walsall Leather Skills Centre.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Apprenticing Charity donated £10,000 to the Saddlers’ Company Charitable Fund.
“The Trustee has agreed that the investment policy would best be executed by holding the Saddlers’ Company Charitable Fund’s investments, along with all the investments of the other charities administered by The Worshipful Company of Saddlers, namely the Apprenticing Charity and the Robert Kitchin Charity in a pooled discretionary portfolio.” — page 6
“During the year, the Apprenticing Charity donated £10,000 (2024: £10,000) to the Saddiers’ Company Charitable Fund as a grant towards the Walsall Leather Skills Centre.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants payable include £10,000 to the City & Guilds of London Institute Corporate Community Involvement Programme.
“The Trustee has agreed that the investment policy would best be executed by holding the Saddlers’ Company Charitable Fund’s investments, along with all the investments of the other charities administered by The Worshipful Company of Saddlers, namely the Apprenticing Charity and the Robert Kitchin Charity in a pooled discretionary portfolio.” — page 6
“During the year, the Apprenticing Charity donated £10,000 (2024: £10,000) to the Saddiers’ Company Charitable Fund as a grant towards the Walsall Leather Skills Centre.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Wardens of The Worshipful Company of Saddlers received no remuneration.
“The Trustee has agreed that the investment policy would best be executed by holding the Saddlers’ Company Charitable Fund’s investments, along with all the investments of the other charities administered by The Worshipful Company of Saddlers, namely the Apprenticing Charity and the Robert Kitchin Charity in a pooled discretionary portfolio.” — page 6
“During the year, the Apprenticing Charity donated £10,000 (2024: £10,000) to the Saddiers’ Company Charitable Fund as a grant towards the Walsall Leather Skills Centre.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Saddlers Company Charitable Fund (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£374k£497k
31/03/2024£371k£524k
31/03/2023£396k£533k
31/03/2022£333k£507k
31/03/2021£390k£447k

Common questions

Is THE SADDLERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £14,642,042, comprising primarily of endowment funds, with unrestricted reserves of £23,921. The trustees consider the charity's position to be satisfactory given market conditions and have concluded that there is no need for a material level of reserves, as the charity aims to distribute its net income annually. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SADDLERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE FUND£374k—0below0.0%no doubt
THE BARBERS' COMPANY GENERAL CHARITIES FY2024£303k—0within—no doubt
TALLOW CHANDLERS BENEVOLENT FUND NO 2 FY2026£721k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL ARTILLERY SADDLE CLUB, ROYAL ARTILLERY BARRACKS, LARKHILL FY2025£464k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CHAD, SADDLEWORTH FY2025£130k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JOSEPH AND ANNIE CATTLE TRUST FY2025£370k—0above—no doubt

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