THE CEDARS TRUST

Registered charity 267425 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To make grants to national charities and to other charities in the UK where the trustees reside or have special interests

Objects

SUCH CHARITABLE OBJECTS, SOCIETIES OR PURPOSES AS THE SETTLORS DURING THEIR LIVES AND THE TRUSTEES AFTER THE DEATH OF THE SURVIVING SETTLOR IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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 · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Winchester, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£19k

Latest spending

£27k

Registered

1974

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £484,008 as of 31 December 2024, derived from investment funds and cash balances. The trustees report indicates a policy to hold minimal reserves, with the ability to supplement income by using endowments if necessary. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the preparation of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimal reserves (reserves figure: £484k)

“The trust’s policy is to hold minimal reserves, but if the need arises income can be supplemented by using the endowments for the distribution of grants.” — page 2

Per its FY2024 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.

Investing charity funds policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Richard Cottonchair
Corin Edmee Cotton

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£19k	£27k
31/12/2024	£26k	£19k
31/12/2023	£24k	£23k
31/12/2022	£22k	£22k
31/12/2021	£25k	£18k

Common questions

Is THE CEDARS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £484,008 as of 31 December 2024, derived from investment funds and cash balances. The trustees report indicates a policy to hold minimal reserves, with the ability to supplement income by using endowments if necessary. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the preparation of the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

THE SHAAREI CHESED TRUST income £161k
THE UNITED CHARITIES income £86k
THE HOMESTEAD CHARITABLE TRUST income £279k
THE DWEK FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST income £48k
AUDREY EARLE CHARITABLE TRUST income £180k
SAWIRIS FOUNDATION income £30k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE CEDARS TRUST	£19k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SHAAREI CHESED TRUST FY2025	£161k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE UNITED CHARITIES FY2025	£86k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HOMESTEAD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£279k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE DWEK FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£48k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AUDREY EARLE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£180k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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