THE BIDDESTONE TRUST

Registered charity 267587 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BIDDESTONE CHARITABLE TRUST

Grant making

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Latest income

£127k

Latest spending

£140k

Registered

1974

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the trust reported a net deficit of £25,264 for the year ended 5th April 2025, primarily due to investment revaluation losses. Despite this, the trust maintains substantial unrestricted reserves of £2,991,199, which the trustees consider adequate to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Total income 127,438”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: JCS Accountants Limited provided accountancy services totalling £5,340. One of the trustees, R I Haffenden, is a director in the company JCS Accountants Ltd.

“JCS Accountants Limited provided accountancy services totalling £5,340 (2024: £5,340) inclusive of value added tax during the year. One of the trustees, R I Haffenden, is a director in the company JCS Accountants Ltd.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

John Leslie Rawlinson
Mr G Brady · trustee of 2 other charities
R I HAFFENDEN
REV R W FAY · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev GARETH NORMAN BURKE · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev John Watson Keddie
Rev Mark Thomas · trustee of 3 other charities
Rev Peter Lawrence Mackenzie · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£127k	£140k
05/04/2024	£115k	£141k
05/04/2023	£110k	£241k
05/04/2022	£92k	£184k
05/04/2021	£91k	£71k

Common questions

Is THE BIDDESTONE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the trust reported a net deficit of £25,264 for the year ended 5th April 2025, primarily due to investment revaluation losses. Despite this, the trust maintains substantial unrestricted reserves of £2,991,199, which the trustees consider adequate to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 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
KIDNEY RESEARCH UK	1	£2.5m

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE IMMIGRANTS' AID TRUST.

THE IMMIGRANTS' AID TRUST income £106k
THE BOTHWELL CHARITABLE TRUST income £145k
THE STONEYGATE TRUST income £2.3m
THISTLEDOWN EDUCATION TRUST income £2.1m
The Trust Foundation income £3.0m
BEDFORDSHIRE CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED income £372k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BIDDESTONE TRUST	£127k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE IMMIGRANTS' AID TRUST FY2025	£106k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BOTHWELL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£145k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE STONEYGATE TRUST FY2025	£2.3m	—	below	—	no doubt
THISTLEDOWN EDUCATION TRUST FY2025	£2.1m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Trust Foundation FY2024	£3.0m	—	above	—	no doubt

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