SEEDFIELD TRUST

Registered charity 283463 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity makes grants in furtherance of its charitable objectives.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£111k

Latest spending

£113k

Registered

1981

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The Seedfield Trust holds unrestricted reserves of £4,014,862, with the majority invested in long-term funds managed by Sarasin & Partners. The charity generated £104,153 in investment income to fund grants of £103,750, resulting in a slight decrease in cash reserves from £17,065 to £15,361. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, indicating stable financial administration.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

David Edward Ryanchair · trustee of 1 other charity
ERIC PROUDFOOT · trustee of 1 other charity
Mervyn Edward Hull
PAUL VIPOND

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£111k	£113k
31/12/2024	£109k	£113k
31/12/2023	£101k	£107k
31/12/2022	£101k	£109k
31/12/2021	£104k	£108k

Common questions

Is SEEDFIELD TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The Seedfield Trust holds unrestricted reserves of £4,014,862, with the majority invested in long-term funds managed by Sarasin & Partners. The charity generated £104,153 in investment income to fund grants of £103,750, resulting in a slight decrease in cash reserves from £17,065 to £15,361. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, indicating stable financial administration. 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
BRITISH HEN WELFARE TRUST	1	£15k

Charities like this

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

THE FIELDROSE CHARITABLE TRUST income £325k
THE SEEDKEEP FOUNDATION income £325k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST income £192k
THE RAINFORD TRUST income £313k
HIGHFIELDS TRUST CIO income £102k
SEEDS OF SADAQAH LIMITED income £803k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SEEDFIELD TRUST	£111k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FIELDROSE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£325k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE SEEDKEEP FOUNDATION FY2024	£325k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£192k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE RAINFORD TRUST FY2024	£313k	—	above	—	no doubt
HIGHFIELDS TRUST CIO FY2026	£102k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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