THE GUNTER CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 268346 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Makes grants to individuals and organisations

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£112k

Latest spending

£104k

Registered

1975

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £3,238,658 to £3,108,404 due to investment losses, despite a surplus on income. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of holding a minimum bank balance of £6,000 and intend to expend income year on year rather than accumulate reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Note 14

“Fees totalling £11,887 (2024: £17,629) have been paid to Forsters LLP Solicitors, of which R Mead, a trust administrator, is a partner.” — page 17

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

JAMES DE CARDONNEL FINDLAY
RICHARD GEOFFREY WORRALL

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£112k	£104k
05/04/2024	£100k	£106k
05/04/2023	£91k	£107k
05/04/2022	£74k	£91k
05/04/2021	£67k	£87k

Common questions

Is THE GUNTER CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £3,238,658 to £3,108,404 due to investment losses, despite a surplus on income. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of holding a minimum bank balance of £6,000 and intend to expend income year on year rather than accumulate reserves. 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
ESSEX COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL	1	£350k
ANAND & SETHI FAMILY CHARITY TRUST	1	£68k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORMAN GARON TRUST.

NORMAN GARON TRUST income £3.7m
THE RUBIN FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST income £205k
MIDDLE WAY TRUST income £111k
BELLJOE TZEDOKO LIMITED income £725k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST income £192k
FUTURE SCOPE CHARITABLE TRUST income £236k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE GUNTER CHARITABLE TRUST	£112k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NORMAN GARON TRUST FY2024	£3.7m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE RUBIN FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£205k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MIDDLE WAY TRUST FY2025	£111k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BELLJOE TZEDOKO LIMITED FY2024	£725k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£192k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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