The Marquis of Stafford Charitable Trust

Registered charity 294034 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FTE CHARITY

General charitable purposes.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL STAND POSSESSED OF THE TRUST FUND AND THE INCOME THEREOF UPON TRUST TO PAY OR APPLY OR CAUSE TO BE PAID OR APPLIED AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT THE INCOME AND IF AND IN SO FAR AS THE TRUST FUND IN OR TOWARDS THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: East Cambridgeshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£109k
Latest spending
£8k
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £474,346 at the end of the financial year, an increase from the previous year's £382,098. The trustees report that reserves are held at a level to ensure ongoing financial stability, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters were identified during their examination.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2022

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£109k£8k
05/04/2024£109k£4k
05/04/2023£6k£2k
05/04/2022£252k£2k
05/04/2021£2k£20k

Common questions

Is The Marquis of Stafford Charitable Trust financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £474,346 at the end of the financial year, an increase from the previous year's £382,098. The trustees report that reserves are held at a level to ensure ongoing financial stability, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters were identified during their examination. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
The Marquis of Stafford Charitable Trust£109k—0unclear—no doubt
M I CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£21k—0unclear—no doubt
THE STATHAM FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£62k—0unclear—no doubt
BRADOST CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£39k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FRANCIS ARTHUR BROOKES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£60k——unclear—no doubt
THE OAKMOOR TRUST FY2026£31k—0unclear—no doubt

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