THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 267172 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROGER KREITMAN CHARITABLE TRUST

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
1975
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust holds total net assets of £41,161,440, comprising an unrestricted fund of £3,238,030 and an expendable endowment fund of £37,923,410. The Trustees consider their unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover management and administration costs for at least the next three years. The Trust reported a net loss for the year due to investment losses, but confirms it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three years of management and administration costs and ongoing conditional grant commitments (held: £3.2m)
The Trustees have reviewed the unrestricted reserves of the Trust and consider it prudent that these funds should be maintained and are sufficient to cover the management and administration costs for at least the next three years and its ongoing conditional grant commitments. — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group.

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

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£270k
Reserves (reported)
£3.2m
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~27.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£1.2m£1.4m
05/04/2024£1.2m£1.2m
05/04/2023£1.2m£1.2m
05/04/2022£2.4m£975k
05/04/2021£899k£826k

Common questions

Is THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the Trust holds total net assets of £41,161,440, comprising an unrestricted fund of £3,238,030 and an expendable endowment fund of £37,923,410. The Trustees consider their unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover management and administration costs for at least the next three years. The Trust reported a net loss for the year due to investment losses, but confirms it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.

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