NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST
Makes grants to charities, charitable institutions, or organisations with charitable purposes from funds raised primarily through its members.
Objects
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £58,472 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £203,507 to £145,035. Unrestricted reserves stood at £81,333, which the trustees note is above their stated policy target of £33,650 to £67,300. The trustees and auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which equates to approximately 3 to 6 months’ unrestricted administrative expenditure, which based on the 2025 accounts amounts to a figure between £33,650 to £67,300.” — page 11
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025
- Volunteers: 75
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024
- Volunteers: 100
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023
- Volunteers: 110
- Grant-making is its main activity
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Trustees
- Albrech Heinrich Guenther
- Alice Clark
- Carol Freeman
- Dr Audrey Gillian Walt
- Heather Currey
- Helen Wingfield
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £2.0m | £2.0m |
| 31/08/2024 | £1.8m | £1.7m |
| 31/08/2023 | £1.7m | £1.8m |
| 31/08/2022 | £1.6m | £1.6m |
| 31/08/2021 | £1.5m | £1.5m |
Common questions
Is NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £58,472 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £203,507 to £145,035. Unrestricted reserves stood at £81,333, which the trustees note is above their stated policy target of £33,650 to £67,300. The trustees and auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP.
Who funds NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include WAR ON WANT, THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTION, FINANCE INNOVATION LAB, Able Child Africa, MRS WINGFIELD'S CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAR ON WANT | FY2024 | £367k | Extractivism, Resources & Conflict |
| THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTION | FY2023 | £36k | Onward support to projects funded by MSN Fund |
| THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTION | FY2024 | £34k | |
| THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTION | FY2021 | £22k | Not specified in grant list. |
| THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTION | FY2022 | £20k | Grant |
| FINANCE INNOVATION LAB | FY2022 | £20k | project grants for our programme focusing on financial policy and regulation |
| THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTION | FY2022 | £18k | Donation |
| Able Child Africa | FY2023 | £13k | Grants payable to institutions |
| THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTION | FY2025 | £12k | |
| MRS WINGFIELD'S CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £1k | |
| MRS WINGFIELD'S CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £1k | |
| THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTION | FY2023 | £1k | Donation |
| MRS WINGFIELD'S CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £1k | |
| THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTION | FY2024 | £500 | |
| MRS WINGFIELD'S CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £100 |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| AMABRILL LTD | 1 | £50k |
| THE LOPPYLUGS AND BARBARA MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £33k |
| UNSEEN (UK) | 1 | £15k |
| G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £800 |
Charities like this
- NORTHGATE CHURCH TRUST
- NICHOLAS JONES CHARITABLE TRUST
- THE NATIONAL BENEVOLENT CHARITY
- NEWFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST
- R S CHARITABLE TRUST
- THE C J M CHARITABLE TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST | £2.0m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NORTHGATE CHURCH TRUST | £270k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| NICHOLAS JONES CHARITABLE TRUST | £37k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE NATIONAL BENEVOLENT CHARITY | £430k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NEWFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST | £71k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| R S CHARITABLE TRUST | £227k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |