THE HEADLEY TRUST

Registered charity 266620 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income

£1.6m

Latest spending

£9.1m

Registered

1974

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust held total funds of £63.4 million at the year end, comprising an expendable endowment of £63.1 million and unrestricted reserves of £0.2 million. The Trustees transferred £6.5 million from the expendable endowment to cover a deficit in unrestricted reserves, noting that cash flow projections are regularly reviewed to ensure resources are adequate to meet commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“The number of employees whose total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for services provided to the Trust exceeded £60,000 was as follows: 2025: One employee who earned between £60,000 - £70,000” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The number of employees whose total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for services provided to the Trust exceeded £60,000 was as follows: 2025: One employee who earned between £60,000 - £70,000” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £200k; policy: hold free funds to meet short-term working capital needs and anticipate grant instalments)

“There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of the charity at 5 April 2025. The Trustees considered the extent to which this deficit would be met by future income and concluded that it would be appropriate to make a transfer of £6.5 million from the expendable endowment” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Legal services to Broadfield Law UK LLP, a firm in which Mr Dominic Flynn is a partner.

“Included within grant-related support costs is a total of £9,832 (2024: £20.580) payable for legal services to Broadfield Law UK LLP, a firm in which Mr Dominic Flynn is a partner.” — page 33

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

The Glass-House Trust — “The Glass-House Trust: Glass-House funds the Glass-House Community Led Design.” (source page)
The Staples Trust — “The Staples Trust: The Staples Trust has supported the Pitt Rivers Museum’s Living Cultures Programme, which enables the Museum to work with…” (source page)
The Three Guineas Trust — “The Three Guineas Trust: Three Guineas Trust funds Disability Rights UK's policy team.” (source page)
The Indigo Trust — “The Indigo Trust: Ealing Law Centre is one of three UK law centres funded by The Indigo Trust as part of its access to justice work.” (source page)
The True Colours Trust — “The True Colours Trust: The True Colours Trust supports children’s palliative care in the UK.” (source page)
The Headley Trust — “The Headley Trust: Headley Trust funded a curator at Eastbourne's Towner Art Gallery.” (source page)
The Woodward Charitable Trust — “The Woodward Charitable Trust: The Woodward Charitable Trust funded The Mentor Ring’s summer play scheme for children.” (source page)
The Mark Leonard Trust — “The Mark Leonard Trust: The Mark Leonard Trust supports the work of Paraorchestra.” (source page)
The Alan and Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund — “The Alan and Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund: The Alan and Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund funds Southwark Refugee Communities Forum.” (source page)
The Aurora Trust — “The Aurora Trust: The Aurora Trust supports the work of Farms for City Children.” (source page)
The Tedworth Trust — “The Tedworth Trust: The Tedworth Trust has funded The Resurgence Trust including The Resurgence & Ecologist magazine, addressing the environ…” (source page)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income

£1.6m

Total spending

£9.1m

Cost of raising funds

£290k

Reserves (reported)

£251k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 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: 18.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Amanda McCrystal
CAMILLA DAVAN Woodward
Charlotte Mary Rose Hatfield
LADY SUSAN SAINSBURY · trustee of 1 other charity
THE RT HON SIR TIMOTHY SAINSBURY
TIMOTHY JAMES SAINSBURY · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Bulgaria · Croatia · Ethiopia · Greece · Italy · Malawi · South Sudan · Throughout England And Wales · Turkey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£1.6m	£9.1m
05/04/2024	£2.2m	£6.5m
05/04/2023	£2.2m	£6.3m
05/04/2022	£1.9m	£3.7m
05/04/2021	£2.2m	£3.8m

Common questions

Is THE HEADLEY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust held total funds of £63.4 million at the year end, comprising an expendable endowment of £63.1 million and unrestricted reserves of £0.2 million. The Trustees transferred £6.5 million from the expendable endowment to cover a deficit in unrestricted reserves, noting that cash flow projections are regularly reviewed to ensure resources are adequate to meet commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE HEADLEY TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE HEADLEY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HEADLEY TRUST as a grant recipient include ATTEND, CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL RESTORATION AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST CIO.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
ATTEND	FY2025	£50k
CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL RESTORATION AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST CIO	FY2023	£30k	for the lighting project
ATTEND	FY2022	£10k

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 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST DUNSTAN AND ALL SAINTS, STEPNEY	1	£3k
Evergreen Care UK	1	£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HEDLEY FOUNDATION LIMITED.

HEDLEY FOUNDATION LIMITED income £1.5m
STAPLES TRUST income £413k
THE HARDY FOUNDATION income £2.8m
Headingley Pre School income £256k
THE JERUSALEM TRUST income £2.4m
BELVEDERE TRUST income £773k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE HEADLEY TRUST	£1.6m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	below	—	no doubt
HEDLEY FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2024	£1.5m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
STAPLES TRUST FY2025	£413k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HARDY FOUNDATION FY2024	£2.8m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Headingley Pre School FY2025	£256k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE JERUSALEM TRUST FY2025	£2.4m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	below	—	no doubt

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