THE BAND TRUST

Registered charity 279802 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To aid residents of the United Kingdom who are in need of care, whether wholly or partially, including those who are ill, disabled or injured, old and infirm or children with special needs. Such aid will also be given to the providers of care such as Institutions and Homes. Aid will not be given directly to individuals.THE TRUST DOES NOT ACCEPT UNSOLICITED APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£513k

Latest spending

£900k

Registered

1980

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds £17,312,002 in expendable endowment funds but has £Nil in unrestricted reserves. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, relying on the power to utilize the expendable endowment fund to meet liabilities as they fall due.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“At the year end the Trust had £Nil unrestricted reserves. The Trustees believe that the Trust's financial statements should be prepared on a going concern basis on the grounds that the Trust has sufficient liquid resources and that the Trustees have the power under the Trust Deed to utilise the expendable endowment fund for charitable purposes at their discretion.” — page 17

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: R JS Mason provided accountancy services, fees £16,050

“R Mason and J Dickinson provided accountancy services and financial advice to the charity during the year. The total fees (including VAT and disbursements) paid to R Mason was £16,050 (2023: £30,720)” — page 22

“R Mason and J Dickinson provided accountancy services and financial advice to the charity during the year. The total fees (including VAT and disbursements) paid to R Mason was £16,050 (2023: £30,720) and to J Dickinson £12,628 (2023: nil)” — page 22

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: J Dickinson provided accountancy services, fees £12,628

“R Mason and J Dickinson provided accountancy services and financial advice to the charity during the year. The total fees (including VAT and disbursements) paid to R Mason was £16,050 (2023: £30,720)” — page 22

“R Mason and J Dickinson provided accountancy services and financial advice to the charity during the year. The total fees (including VAT and disbursements) paid to R Mason was £16,050 (2023: £30,720) and to J Dickinson £12,628 (2023: nil)” — page 22

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by James Cowper Kreston Audit. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£513k

Total spending

£900k

Cost of raising funds

£84k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (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: 16.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

THE HON MRS NICHOLAS WALLOP MBEchair
BARTHOLOMEW GUY PEERLESS · trustee of 7 other charities
Henry Robert Newton Wallop
Joanne Marie Dickinson
VICTORIA URANIA SOPHIA WALLOP

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£513k	£900k
31/03/2024	£582k	£833k
31/03/2023	£626k	£3.5m
31/03/2022	£706k	£3.9m
31/03/2021	£719k	£4.6m

Common questions

Is THE BAND TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds £17,312,002 in expendable endowment funds but has £Nil in unrestricted reserves. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, relying on the power to utilize the expendable endowment fund to meet liabilities as they fall due. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by James Cowper Kreston Audit.

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	—
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£2.3m
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1.3m
THE NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEME	1	£1.1m
THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST	1	£748k
REUBEN FOUNDATION	1	£556k
THE CHARIS TRUST	1	£431k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	1	£261k

Charities like this

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

RESCUE AID TRUST income £262k
LADY HARRIET BENTINCK TRUST FUND income £376k
CARERS TRUST income £13.0m
HF TRUST LIMITED income £85.0m
THE STRANGWARD TRUST income £267k
FAMILY IN TRUST income £146k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BAND TRUST	£513k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
RESCUE AID TRUST FY2024	£262k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LADY HARRIET BENTINCK TRUST FUND FY2024	£376k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CARERS TRUST FY2025	£13.0m	—	—	above	8.0%	no doubt
HF TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£85.0m	—	—	unclear	50.0%	material uncertainty
THE STRANGWARD TRUST FY2025	£267k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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