THE B G S CAYZER CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 286063 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

charity with general charitable purposes Charity does not actively fund raise. Makes charitable donations to institutions

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£205k
Latest spending
£108k
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,799,129 and expendable endowment funds of £3,884,164, totaling net assets of £6,683,293. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity generates income from investments to fund its grant-making activities without actively seeking donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: level of reserves needed to sustain the income required to meet its annual grant-making objectives (held: £2.8m)
“The trustees have established the level of reserves needed to sustain the income required to meet its annual grant-making objectives.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Administration fee payable to a company where two trustees are directors.
“An administration fee of £3,420 (2024 - £3,646) is payable to a company of which R N Leslie and S C Barry are directors.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2023)

Total income
£567k
Total spending
£235k
Cost of raising funds
£5k
Reserves (reported)
£2.6m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~131.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 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: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£205k£108k
05/04/2024£202k£157k
05/04/2023£567k£235k
05/04/2022£186k£177k
05/04/2021£163k£78k

Common questions

Is THE B G S CAYZER CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,799,129 and expendable endowment funds of £3,884,164, totaling net assets of £6,683,293. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity generates income from investments to fund its grant-making activities without actively seeking donations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE B G S CAYZER CHARITABLE TRUST£205k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ELIZABETH CAYZER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£203k—0unclear—no doubt
KNOWLEDGE EMPOWERS YOU CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£217k—0unclear—no doubt
GIFT GROW GOOD FY2025£508k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MONTAL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£932k——unclear—no doubt
THE B S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£226k—0unclear—no doubt

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