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THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 283102 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Makes grants for charitable purposes

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£741k
Latest spending
£769k
Registered
1981
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £24,709,327, a decrease from the previous year's £31,719,180 due to a net expenditure of £7,009,853. This net expenditure was driven primarily by a significant unrealised loss on investments of £6,982,217, while charitable donations made totaled £748,355. The trustees consider the charity to be in a sound financial position with sufficient funds to meet committed costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: The trustees only use the dividend and interest income received for charitable donations. (held: £24.7m)
“The trustees only use the dividend and interest income received for charitable donations.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation to a charity with a mutual trustee
“During the year, The William Allen Young Charitable Trust had one related party transaction (£5,000) that requires disclosure (2024: £5,000). This relates to a donation made to a charity with a mutual trustee.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Martlet Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£741k
Total spending
£769k
Reserves (reported)
£24.7m
Employees
1

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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£741k£769k
05/04/2024£698k£516k
05/04/2023£672k£390k
05/04/2022£279k£155k
05/04/2021£66£56k

Common questions

Is THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £24,709,327, a decrease from the previous year's £31,719,180 due to a net expenditure of £7,009,853. This net expenditure was driven primarily by a significant unrealised loss on investments of £6,982,217, while charitable donations made totaled £748,355. The trustees consider the charity to be in a sound financial position with sufficient funds to meet committed costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Martlet Audit Limited.

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
ARDINA LIMITED1£216k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH1£183k
BETTENHURST CHARITY LIMITED1£79k
YESBE LIMITED1£71k
STARLOW CHARITIES LIMITED1£70k
DONATING CHARITY LIMITED1£62k
GOLDHEART CHARITY LIMITED1£53k
LOCALTRENT LIMITED1£22k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST£741k—0unclear—no doubt
WILLIAM CHOWN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£101k—0above—no doubt
THE YESHIVAS OHEL SHIMON TRUST FY2025£363kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
YESBE LIMITED FY2025£330k—0unclear—no doubt
TEHILOIS YOEL FY2025£187k—0unclear—no doubt

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