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COLFE'S CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 275447 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To apply the Trust Fund to or for such charitable purposes connected to Colfe's School.

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£283k
Latest spending
£103k
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £2,618,278, with unrestricted reserves comprising a General Fund of £396,754 and a Designated Investment Fund of £2,034,016. The trustees confirm the charity has sufficient assets to fulfil its obligations and relies on Colfe's School for management services at no charge. A contingent asset of approximately £300,000 from a legacy is noted, pending a mediated settlement.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2023)

Total income
£620k
Total spending
£87k
Cost of raising funds
£285
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

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

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

Operates in: Lewisham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£283k£103k
31/08/2024£346k£87k
31/08/2023£620k£87k
31/08/2022£143k£104k
31/08/2021£83k£82k

Common questions

Is COLFE'S CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £2,618,278, with unrestricted reserves comprising a General Fund of £396,754 and a Designated Investment Fund of £2,034,016. The trustees confirm the charity has sufficient assets to fulfil its obligations and relies on Colfe's School for management services at no charge. A contingent asset of approximately £300,000 from a legacy is noted, pending a mediated settlement. Its FY2024 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ABDALLA FOUNDATION1£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CLSG BURSARY AND AWARDS FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COLFE'S CHARITABLE TRUST£283k—0unclear—no doubt
CLSG BURSARY AND AWARDS FUND FY2025£1.4m—0above—no doubt
BELMONT-BIRKLANDS SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£2.1m—0below—noted
AYLESBURY GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£160k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£202k—0within—no doubt
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£278k—0unclear—no doubt

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