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THE FARTHING TRUST

Registered charity 268066 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust was formed as a vehicle to meet charitable causes in any area of the world. All manner of charitable causes are supported, predominantly in the areas of education, faith, health, human rights and reconciliation and the relief of those in need. The Trust rarely supports GAP year students or applications for educational courses. The Trust prioritizes small projects with "seed corn" funding

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£501k
Latest spending
£553k
Registered
1974
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds stood at £12,345,678 at the year end, representing a net increase from the previous year. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by BDO LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£501k
Total spending
£553k
Cost of raising funds
£14k
Reserves (reported)
£6.2m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~135.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Burkina Faso · India · Madagascar · Malawi · Mexico · Mozambique · Nicaragua · Pakistan · Papua New Guinea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£501k£553k
05/04/2024£248k£528k
05/04/2023£225k£376k
05/04/2022£56k£360k
05/04/2021£236k£205k

Common questions

Is THE FARTHING TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds stood at £12,345,678 at the year end, representing a net increase from the previous year. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BDO LLP.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE REED FOUNDATION1£84k
THE IMAM HUSSEIN FOUNDATION1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FARRER AND CO CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE FARTHING TRUST£501k——unclear—no doubt
FARRER AND CO CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£102k—0below—no doubt
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£347k—0unclear—no doubt
THE DROMINTEE TRUST FY2025£717k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£4.1m—0below—no doubt
IAPS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£197k—0above—no doubt

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