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THE BATES CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 280602 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trustees have maintained a programme of support for: (1) Christian relief organisations, overseas mission agencies and projects; (2) Schemes for relief of poverty and sources of poverty within the Midlands; (3) Support for local church mission projects, primarily within Derbyshire.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Latest income
£26k
Latest spending
£14k
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased to £967,061 from £994,732 in the prior year, driven by a net loss on investments and the cessation of grant payments. Unrestricted reserves stood at £32,098, which the trustees consider adequate to cover an average year's expenditure excluding grants. The charity relies entirely on investment income to fund its activities and has no stated reserves policy target beyond maintaining adequate levels.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate to cover an average year's expenditure excluding grants payable (held: £32k)
“Unrestricted reserves are maintained at a level, considered to be adequate by the trustees, to cover an average year's expenditure excluding grants payable.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derby City · Derbyshire · Leicester City · Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire · Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£26k£14k
05/04/2024£36k£48k
05/04/2023£35k£35k
05/04/2022£33k£34k
05/04/2021£32k£34k

Common questions

Is THE BATES CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased to £967,061 from £994,732 in the prior year, driven by a net loss on investments and the cessation of grant payments. Unrestricted reserves stood at £32,098, which the trustees consider adequate to cover an average year's expenditure excluding grants. The charity relies entirely on investment income to fund its activities and has no stated reserves policy target beyond maintaining adequate levels. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.