ST ANTHONY'S TRUST

Registered charity 264626 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Invests in facilities which are rented to organisations operating as bio-dynamic agricultural farms and training centres. Also makes grants to organisations operating within this sphere.

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Latest income

£781k

Latest spending

£95k

Registered

1972

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £56,762 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £2,456,493 to £2,399,731. Per the trustees' report, free reserves at year-end amounted to £81,075, which the trustees maintain to cover basic running costs. The charity holds significant fixed asset investments valued at £2,299,585, primarily comprising programme-related investments in farm properties.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: cover the basic running costs (held: £81k)

“reserves will be maintained to cover the basic running costs.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees

“Total amount of donations received in aggregate without conditions from trustees in the year was £nil (2023 - £nil). At the balance sheet date the amount due to/from Trustees was £Nil (2023 - £Nil). Page 22” — page 24

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income

£781k

Total spending

£95k

Reserves (reported)

£60k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~7.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (92% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

BRIAN SWAIN
JO REEVES
SIMON BLAXLAND DE LANGE

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£781k	£95k
31/03/2024	£59k	£115k
31/03/2023	£69k	£44k
31/03/2022	£281k	£141k
31/03/2021	£152k	£146k

Common questions

Is ST ANTHONY'S TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £56,762 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £2,456,493 to £2,399,731. Per the trustees' report, free reserves at year-end amounted to £81,075, which the trustees maintain to cover basic running costs. The charity holds significant fixed asset investments valued at £2,299,585, primarily comprising programme-related investments in farm properties. Its FY2024 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
MATER ECCLESIAE CIO	1	£190k
TACKLE AFRICA	1	£61k
NORWICH CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES	1	£25k
THE GURU NANAK NISHKAM SEWAK JATHA (BIRMINGHAM) UK	1	£13k
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£13k
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF ALDERMAN JOHN NORMAN	1	£13k
Norwich Freemen's Charity	1	£10k
THE STRANGWARD TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

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

THE MARK ANTHONY TRUST income £120k
ASSIST TRUST income £1.4m
THE ST ANDREW'S SCHOOL TRUST income £2.2m
THE SAINTBURY TRUST income £365k
INCORPORATED TRUSTEES OF THE NUMBER 1 TRUST FUND income £392k
THE TRESANTON TRUST income £470k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST ANTHONY'S TRUST	£781k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE MARK ANTHONY TRUST FY2025	£120k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ASSIST TRUST FY2025	£1.4m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ST ANDREW'S SCHOOL TRUST FY2025	£2.2m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE SAINTBURY TRUST FY2025	£365k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
INCORPORATED TRUSTEES OF THE NUMBER 1 TRUST FUND FY2024	£392k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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