EBENEZER TRUST

Registered charity 272574 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trustees support churches and other charitable bodies, mainly those involved with the promotion and spreading of the Christian faith.

Objects

THE SUPPORT BY CONTRIBUTION, LOAN, GIFT OR SUBSCRIPTION OF ANY RELIGIOUS OR CHARITABLE INSTITUTION WHICH IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE PROTESTANT AND EVANGELICAL TENETS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF MISSIONARY ACTIVITY DESIGNED FOR THE SPREAD OF SUCH FAITH. FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE GOVERNING INSTRUMENT.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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 · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Chelmsford, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£88k
Latest spending
£74k
Registered
1976
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust has no stated policy for retaining reserves and accepts that reserves may be depleted as gifts received are less than grants made. The Trust holds a significant investment portfolio valued at £374,827 to support future charitable donations. There were no liabilities at the year end, and the Trust is managed directly by its two trustees.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

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 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£88k£74k
05/04/2024£70k£74k
05/04/2023£85k£76k
05/04/2022£361k£390k
05/04/2021£55k£96k

Common questions

Is EBENEZER TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust has no stated policy for retaining reserves and accepts that reserves may be depleted as gifts received are less than grants made. The Trust holds a significant investment portfolio valued at £374,827 to support future charitable donations. There were no liabilities at the year end, and the Trust is managed directly by its two trustees. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SAMJO LIMITED1£1.1m

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ELIEZER FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EBENEZER TRUST£88k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ELIEZER FOUNDATION FY2025£197k—0unclear—no doubt
THE B G S CAYZER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£205k—0unclear—no doubt
TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNECTION WITH EBENEZER CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL FY2025£28k——unclear—no doubt
THE ELIZABETH CAYZER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£203k—0unclear—no doubt
FRAZER TRUST FY2025£614k—0unclear—no doubt

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