THE DOUGHTY CHARITY TRUST

Registered charity 274977 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote the relief of poverty and the advancement of religion and religious education

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

Latest income

£534k

Latest spending

£611k

Registered

1978

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £318,922 to £241,419 due to a net expenditure of £77,503. The trustees report a satisfied financial position and confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Reserves are held to deal with reductions to income, with a specific policy target not quantified in monetary terms.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: To retain sufficient reserves to deal with reductions to income. (held: £241k)

“To retain sufficient reserves to deal with reductions to income.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees/family

“Donations were received from the trustees and their family in the year of £379,000 (2023- £789,400). There are no conditions attached to the donations.” — page 17

“The Trustees and their family continue to lend in total £3,568,122 to the charity, of which £2,070,000 was lent in 2024.” — page 17

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Loans from trustees/family

“Donations were received from the trustees and their family in the year of £379,000 (2023- £789,400). There are no conditions attached to the donations.” — page 17

“The Trustees and their family continue to lend in total £3,568,122 to the charity, of which £2,070,000 was lent in 2024.” — page 17

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goldblatts. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£534k

Total spending

£611k

Cost of raising funds

£18k

Reserves (reported)

£241k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (75% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

MR G B HALIBARDchair · trustee of 1 other charity
MRS M HALIBARD

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£534k	£611k
31/12/2023	£831k	£737k
31/12/2022	£120k	£628k
31/12/2021	£316k	£466k
31/12/2020	£987k	£711k

Common questions

Is THE DOUGHTY CHARITY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £318,922 to £241,419 due to a net expenditure of £77,503. The trustees report a satisfied financial position and confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Reserves are held to deal with reductions to income, with a specific policy target not quantified in monetary terms. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Goldblatts.

Who funds THE DOUGHTY CHARITY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE DOUGHTY CHARITY TRUST as a grant recipient include DINA PERELMAN TRUST LIMITED.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
DINA PERELMAN TRUST LIMITED	FY2023	£10k

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
Grand Belz Ltd.	1	£406k
BELZ FOUNDATION LTD	1	£389k
YEDIDIM ASSOCIATION LTD	1	£259k
BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITED	1	£233k
DELAPAGE LIMITED	1	£225k
THE TALMUD TORAH MACHZIKEI HADASS TRUST	1	£165k
AMABRILL LTD	1	£150k
CML - CHEVRAS MO'OZ LADOL	1	£117k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DOVER SHOLEM COMMUNITY TRUST.

DOVER SHOLEM COMMUNITY TRUST income £3.2m
D & L TRUST FUND income £555k
THE DOUGHTY FAMILY FOUNDATION income £4k
KTRUST LIMITED income £240k
THE DEO GLORIA TRUST income £524k
THE TEN CHARITABLE TRUST income £589k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE DOUGHTY CHARITY TRUST	£534k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DOVER SHOLEM COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025	£3.2m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
D & L TRUST FUND FY2025	£555k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DOUGHTY FAMILY FOUNDATION FY2024	£4k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KTRUST LIMITED FY2025	£240k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DEO GLORIA TRUST FY2025	£524k	—	unclear	27.2%	no doubt

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