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THE JAMES FREDERICK AND ETHEL ANNE MEASURES CHARITY

Registered charity 266054 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MEASURES TRUST

The charity helps charitable organisations and individuals based in the West Midlands.

Objects

TO OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE SETTLOR AND AFTER HER DEATH THE TRUSTEES SHALL DIRECT.

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: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Latest income
£85k
Latest spending
£115k
Registered
1973
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £58,903 for the year ended 5 April 2025, driven by significant gains on investments. The trustees confirm that assets are sufficient to meet obligations and operate for the foreseeable future, despite noting economic uncertainty as a key risk to future income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to enable the Charity to operate at its current level for the foreseeable future (held: £37k)
“In the opinion of the Trustees the Charity’s assets are available and sufficient to fulfil the obligations of the Charity and are considered sufficient to enable the Charity to operate at its current level for the foreseeable future.” — page 5
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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2022)

Total income
£863k
Total spending
£36k
Cost of raising funds
£5k
Reserves (reported)
£127k
Employees
0

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.6% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Sandwell · Solihull · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£85k£115k
05/04/2024£87k£124k
05/04/2023£82k£107k
05/04/2022£863k£36k
05/04/2021£46k£32k

Common questions

Is THE JAMES FREDERICK AND ETHEL ANNE MEASURES CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £58,903 for the year ended 5 April 2025, driven by significant gains on investments. The trustees confirm that assets are sufficient to meet obligations and operate for the foreseeable future, despite noting economic uncertainty as a key risk to future income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.