THE CUMBER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 291009 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity's beneficial area is in practice worldwide with an emphasis on UK national needs, underdeveloped countries and local needs in Oxfordshire and Berkshire. Areas most supported are health, disability, housing, youth and childrens welfare & education and agricultural development as well as Christian work in all these fields and local environmental projects.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£49k
Latest spending
£134k
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,210,910, a decrease from the previous year's £1,344,313. The trustees report that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to continue as a going concern. The charity holds minimal reserves in a business instant access account to respond to urgent requests.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.2m; policy: Minimal reserves)
Minimal reserves are held in a Business Instant Access Account to enable the Trust to respond promptly to urgent requests for assistance. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: W. Cumber & Son (Theale) Limited
In addition to the above investment portfolio, which is managed by Rathbones, the Charity also owns 3,250 shares in W. Cumber & Son (Theale) Limited — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Brazil · Buckinghamshire · Cambodia · Ethiopia · Hackney · India · Kenya · Malawi · Nepal · Occupied Palestinian Territories · Oxfordshire · Reading

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£49k£134k
05/04/2024£45k£106k
05/04/2023£41k£89k
05/04/2022£284k£101k
05/04/2021£360k£121k

Common questions

Is THE CUMBER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,210,910, a decrease from the previous year's £1,344,313. The trustees report that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to continue as a going concern. The charity holds minimal reserves in a business instant access account to respond to urgent requests. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.