MOLE CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 281452 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Make donations and loans to educational institutions and charitable organisations and for the relief of poverty.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£364k

Latest spending

£279k

Registered

1980

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £115,795 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £364,205 and total expenditure of £278,993. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £2,803,794, which the trustees consider appropriate to support future grant-making activities. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to cover anticipated donations over the next 12 months, together with a modest contingency to manage fluctuations in income and expenditure (held: £2.8m)

“The trustees aim to hold unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover anticipated donations over the next 12 months, together with a modest contingency to manage fluctuations in income and expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees and related parties

“During the year the charity received aggregate donations totalling £330,000 (2024: £439,875) from trustees and related parties.” — page 14

“Mrs L Gross, trustee of the Mole Charitable Trust, is also a director and trustee of Manchester Charitable Trust Ltd. During the year, Mole Charitable Trust donated £15,000 (2024: £30,000) to Manchester Charitable Trust Ltd.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donation to Manchester Charitable Trust Ltd

“During the year the charity received aggregate donations totalling £330,000 (2024: £439,875) from trustees and related parties.” — page 14

“Mrs L Gross, trustee of the Mole Charitable Trust, is also a director and trustee of Manchester Charitable Trust Ltd. During the year, Mole Charitable Trust donated £15,000 (2024: £30,000) to Manchester Charitable Trust Ltd.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donation to D & D Charitable Trust

“During the year the charity received aggregate donations totalling £330,000 (2024: £439,875) from trustees and related parties.” — page 14

“Mrs L Gross, trustee of the Mole Charitable Trust, is also a director and trustee of Manchester Charitable Trust Ltd. During the year, Mole Charitable Trust donated £15,000 (2024: £30,000) to Manchester Charitable Trust Ltd.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donation to The Paperweight Trust

“During the year the charity received aggregate donations totalling £330,000 (2024: £439,875) from trustees and related parties.” — page 14

“Mrs L Gross, trustee of the Mole Charitable Trust, is also a director and trustee of Manchester Charitable Trust Ltd. During the year, Mole Charitable Trust donated £15,000 (2024: £30,000) to Manchester Charitable Trust Ltd.” — page 14

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

DOV BARRY BLACK · trustee of 6 other charities
Jonathan David Brodie · trustee of 1 other charity
LEAH PEARL GROSS · trustee of 1 other charity

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	£364k	£279k
31/03/2024	£482k	£282k
31/03/2023	£194k	£193k
31/03/2022	£81k	£237k
31/03/2021	£188k	£175k

Common questions

Is MOLE CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £115,795 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £364,205 and total expenditure of £278,993. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £2,803,794, which the trustees consider appropriate to support future grant-making activities. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ROZAC CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with M O CHARITABLE TRUST.

M O CHARITABLE TRUST income £146k
THE TEN CHARITABLE TRUST income £589k
THE ALAN BRENTNALL CHARITABLE TRUST income £113k
S O CHARITABLE TRUST income £149k
CHARITWORTH LIMITED income £3.3m
THE WHEELER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST income £451k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MOLE CHARITABLE TRUST	£364k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
M O CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£146k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
THE TEN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£589k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE ALAN BRENTNALL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£113k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
S O CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£149k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHARITWORTH LIMITED FY2025	£3.3m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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