THE GEOFFREY BURTON CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 290854 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grants are made to other charities or voluntary organisations the majority of which are in Suffolk.There is an emphasis on the Needham Market area and the environment.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Latest income
£28k
Latest spending
£20k
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £621,885, which the trustees note enable the continuation of income distribution to charitable organisations. The trustees report that there is no requirement to hold specific reserves, aiming instead to spend all net incoming resources in the year received. The independent examiner confirmed that proper accounting records were kept and the accounts accord with those records.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no requirement to hold reserves (held: £622k)
There is no requirement for the trustees to hold reserves, but the reserves held in the form of investments enable the trustees to continue to distribute income to charitable organisations. — page 4
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£28k£20k
31/03/2025£27k£24k
31/03/2024£26k£23k
31/03/2023£24k£32k
31/03/2022£23k£25k

Common questions

Is THE GEOFFREY BURTON CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £621,885, which the trustees note enable the continuation of income distribution to charitable organisations. The trustees report that there is no requirement to hold specific reserves, aiming instead to spend all net incoming resources in the year received. The independent examiner confirmed that proper accounting records were kept and the accounts accord with those records. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.