THE MAUD ELKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 263929 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Such charitable trusts and for such charitable purposes as the trustees at their absolute discretion think fit and with the intention (without prejudice to the generaility of the trust) that the income shall be applied by the trustees for charitable purposes in Desborough and the counties of Northampton or in either of them, and also Leicestershire and Rutland.

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Latest income

£800k

Latest spending

£873k

Registered

1972

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £822,837, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy of retaining approximately one year’s net income. The charity reported a small unrestricted surplus of £11,917 for the year, while its total net assets decreased slightly due to investment valuation losses.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately one year’s net income (held: £823k)

“The Trustees’ policy of retaining approximately one year’s net income in the unrestricted funds continues.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Shakespeare Martineau LLP, were engaged by the Trustees during the year for the provision of services totalling £9,329 (2024: £18,871). K Hall is a Trustee of the Charity and a partner in Shakespeare Martineau LLP until 31 December 2024 and then became a consultant with the firm.

“Shakespeare Martineau LLP, were engaged by the Trustees during the year for the provision of services totalling £9,329 (2024: £18,871). K Hall is a Trustee of the Charity and a partner in Shakespeare Martineau LLP until 31 December 2024 and then became a consultant with the firm.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by The Rowleys Partnership Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income

£800k

Total spending

£873k

Cost of raising funds

£169k

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: 21.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

ROGER BOWDERchair · trustee of 2 other charities
KATHERINE ELIZABETH ALISON HALL · trustee of 1 other charity
MICHAEL JONES · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Leicestershire · Northamptonshire · Rutland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£800k	£873k
31/03/2024	£845k	£737k
31/03/2023	£576k	£706k
31/03/2022	£598k	£738k
31/03/2021	£495k	£531k

Common questions

Is THE MAUD ELKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £822,837, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy of retaining approximately one year’s net income. The charity reported a small unrestricted surplus of £11,917 for the year, while its total net assets decreased slightly due to investment valuation losses. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by The Rowleys Partnership Ltd.

Who funds THE MAUD ELKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MAUD ELKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include BROADMEAD COMMUNITY CHURCH.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
BROADMEAD COMMUNITY CHURCH	FY2022	£15k	Grant received, included in the above
BROADMEAD COMMUNITY CHURCH	FY2024	£1k

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 ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

MANCHESTER CHARITABLE TRUST LTD income £154k
BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST income £101k
ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST income £491k
St Edmundsbury Cathedral Trust income £270k
ZICHRON MOSHE EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE TRUST income £119k
THE JACOBS CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE MAUD ELKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST	£800k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MANCHESTER CHARITABLE TRUST LTD FY2025	£154k	—	above	—	no doubt
BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£491k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
St Edmundsbury Cathedral Trust FY2025	£270k	—	below	—	no doubt
ZICHRON MOSHE EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£119k	—	below	—	no doubt

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