MAN GROUP PLC CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 275386 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as E D AND F MAN LIMITED CHARITABLE TRUST

The Trust is a philanthropic Trust funded by Man Group plc which makes grants to organisations supporting literacy, numeracy and education, with a focus on London.

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Latest income

£334k

Latest spending

£986k

Registered

1978

Accounts read

FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £1,562,563, a decrease from £2,415,624 in the prior year, resulting in a net loss of £853,061. The Trustees consider that the level of free reserves meets the Trust’s reserves policy and are adequate to sustain future donations. The Trust's long-term sustainability is noted to be dependent on the funding provided by Man Group plc.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: reserves remain positive (held: £1.6m)

“The Trustees seek to optimise the amount of charitable donations and forward commitments paid during the year. The Trust’s ultimate aim is to ensure reserves remain positive and therefore the Trustees ensure they take a prudent approach when approving charitable donations and forward commitments. Charitable donations and forward commitments are only approved to the extent they are covered by existing levels of reserves.” — page 6

Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Deloitte LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income

£3.1m

Total spending

£743k

Reserves (reported)

£2.9m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~47.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Steven Desmyterchair
Abby King
Amanda Cowles
Christopher Pyper
David Bonsall

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	£334k	£986k
31/12/2023	£113k	£966k
31/12/2022	£380k	£886k
31/12/2021	£3.1m	£743k
31/12/2020	£601k	£555k

Common questions

Is MAN GROUP PLC CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £1,562,563, a decrease from £2,415,624 in the prior year, resulting in a net loss of £853,061. The Trustees consider that the level of free reserves meets the Trust’s reserves policy and are adequate to sustain future donations. The Trust's long-term sustainability is noted to be dependent on the funding provided by Man Group plc. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Deloitte 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
King Charles III Charitable Fund	1	£1.1m
KIDASHA	1	£239k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST income £142k
MANCHESTER CHARITABLE TRUST LTD income £154k
A G MANLY CHARITABLE TRUST income £124k
MANAN TRUST income £2.7m
THE TRESANTON TRUST income £470k
SOUTHOVER MANOR GENERAL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED income £129k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MAN GROUP PLC CHARITABLE TRUST	£334k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£142k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MANCHESTER CHARITABLE TRUST LTD FY2025	£154k	—	above	—	no doubt
A G MANLY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£124k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MANAN TRUST FY2024	£2.7m	—	above	—	no doubt
THE TRESANTON TRUST FY2025	£470k	—	below	—	no doubt

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