THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF WORLD TRADERS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 295832 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE COMPANY OF WORLD TRADERS, THE COMPANY OF WORLD TRADERS TRUST

Furthering education and training in connection with the advancement of world trade, and other good causes in general.

Objects

(A) THE RELIEF OF POOR PERSONS ENGAGED IN WORLD TRADE AND THE WIVES, WIDOWS, CHILDREN AND OTHER DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONS BEING IN NECESSITOUS FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES; (B) TTHE FURTHERANCE OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OR WORLD TRADE BOTH WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE CITY OF LONDON; (C) TTHE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS PURPOSE OR PURPOSES IN SUCH SHARES BETWEEN THEM IF MORE THAN ONE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT WITH POWER TO APPLY SUCH INCOME IN OR TOWARDS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ANY CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR ORGANISATION.

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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: East Hampshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£80k

Latest spending

£87k

Registered

1987

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an excess expenditure over income of £6,265 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in a net decrease in total unrestricted funds. Despite this operational deficit, the charity's total funds increased to £1,127,538 due to an unrealised gain on investments of £28,868. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient long-term reserves to preserve financial resilience (reserves figure: £1.1m)

“The Trustees consider it important that the charity retains sufficient long-term reserves to preserve financial resilience and to ensure that future beneficiaries are able to benefit from the charity's activities on a consistent and sustainable basis.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Conflicting interests
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

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 30/09/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/09/2023 (received 09/12/2024, 132 days after the 30/07/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — World Traders Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Michael Turner
Arne Mielken
Colin Andrew McCosh CA FCT
Craig Pattinson
Dr Ariel Davidoff
Imam Sayed Razawi
Paige Holt
Sally Ann Unwin
Sarah Emilie Goodhew
Sheila Saddler McGregor

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

Operates in: City Of London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£80k	£87k
30/09/2024	£79k	£113k
30/09/2023	£93k	£102k
30/09/2022	£143k	£168k
30/09/2021	£94k	£102k

Common questions

Is THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF WORLD TRADERS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an excess expenditure over income of £6,265 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in a net decrease in total unrestricted funds. Despite this operational deficit, the charity's total funds increased to £1,127,538 due to an unrealised gain on investments of £28,868. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE HELPING FOUNDATION	1	£10.0m
FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£94k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WWC & PC CHARITABLE TRUST.

WWC & PC CHARITABLE TRUST income £103k
THE WORLD CARE TRUST FUND income £35k
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF THE POWER OF GOD income £25k
A W CHARITABLE TRUST income £17.6m
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.9m
THE TEN CHARITABLE TRUST income £589k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF WORLD TRADERS CHARITABLE TRUST	£80k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WWC & PC CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£103k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WORLD CARE TRUST FUND FY2025	£35k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF THE POWER OF GOD FY2025	£25k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
A W CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£17.6m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£1.9m	—	8	below	—	no doubt

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