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THE RANWORTH TRUST 1985

Registered charity 292633 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trust supports local registered charities in East Norfolk which provide opportunity and education in the community, national charities involved in medical research into curable illness and international charities with long term commitment in providing technological initiative and support.

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Latest income
£154k
Latest spending
£324k
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £536,621 for the year, resulting in a deficit in free reserves of £133,299. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate assets available to fulfill its obligations and that the deficit will be cleared by future investment income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income
“The Trust is principally funded by dividend income from its portfolio of investments.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-133k)
“There were no free reserves held as at 5 April 2025, with free reserves being in deficit by £133,299” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Legacy from trustee family member
“During the prior year a legacy of £966,463 was received from the late Jacquetta Cator, who was a close family member of the Trustees.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2024)

Total income
£1.0m
Total spending
£194k
Reserves (reported)
£6.5m
Employees
0

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% 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: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£154k£324k
05/04/2024£1.0m£194k
05/04/2023£136k£365k
05/04/2022£137k£234k
05/04/2021£131k£175k

Common questions

Is THE RANWORTH TRUST 1985 financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £536,621 for the year, resulting in a deficit in free reserves of £133,299. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate assets available to fulfill its obligations and that the deficit will be cleared by future investment income. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
The John Gurney Charitable Trust1£110k
THE R C SNELLING CHARITABLE TRUST1£55k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST1£37k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)1£32k
THE CHARLES LITTLEWOOD HILL TRUST1£30k
THE MARTIN LAING FOUNDATION1£30k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TAVERHAM1£5k
THE BARRATT FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£4k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE RANWORTH TRUST 1985£154k—0below—no doubt
THE RAINFORD TRUST FY2024£313k—0above—no doubt
THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£192k—0unclear—no doubt
CLAN TRUST LIMITED FY2025£118k—0below—no doubt
THE NORFOLK CHURCHES TRUST LIMITED FY2025£451k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROUGHAM ESTATE TRUST FY2025£347k—0unclear—no doubt

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