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THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 289547 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The purpose of the Trust is to make grants to registered charities in support of a wide variety of charitable purposes. The Trust does not accept unsolicited applications, nor support individuals directly. The Trust invites applications for support only from charitable organisations which have been recommended by members of The Dyers Company.

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

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,144,701, which the trustees regard as sufficient to fulfill future plans. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £2,423,403, driven by significant investment gains, while total charitable expenditure amounted to £861,103.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (100% of income)
“Donations to the Expendable Endowment Fund in the year included £1,006,392 from The Dyers’ Company” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: approximate to the retained net income shown in the audited accounts of the previous financial year, after allowing for the running costs for the year including a modest amount to cover any unexpected event (held: £1.1m)
“The Trust, when setting the total sum to be made available for charitable grants and donations each year, aims to approximate this to the retained net income shown in the audited accounts of the previous financial year, after allowing for the running costs for the year including a modest amount to cover any unexpected event.” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Dyers' Company recharged salaries and on-costs
“The Dyers’ Company also recharged salaries and on-costs amounting to £60,041 (2023: £61,303). The balance owed to The Dyers’ Company at 31st October 2024 amounted to £nil (2023: £nil). 8 Court members of The Dyers’ Company claimed travel expenses amounting to £4,895 (2023: £4,634). Note 14 records those beneficiaries of which Court members are Governors or Trustees. There are no other related party transactions requiring disclosure.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Total income
£2.1m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£75k
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~10.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£1.1m£1.2m
31/10/2024£1.1m£1.0m
31/10/2023£1.0m£895k
31/10/2022£948k£919k
31/10/2021£864k£841k

Common questions

Is THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,144,701, which the trustees regard as sufficient to fulfill future plans. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £2,423,403, driven by significant investment gains, while total charitable expenditure amounted to £861,103. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

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Side by side with its peers

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THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST£1.1m—0above—no doubt
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The Worshipful Company of Turners Charitable Trust FY2023£185k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GIRDLERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£447k—0unclear—no doubt
Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust FY2025£101k—0above—no doubt
FARRER AND CO CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£102k—0below—no doubt

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