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THE PRIVY PURSE CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 296079 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE JANUARY 1987 CHARITABLE TRUST

The aims of the Privy Purse Charitable Trust are to make grants to charities of which The King is Patron, support ecclesiastical establishments associated with The King and to make contributions in the event of either National or International disasters.

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Latest income
£1.0m
Latest spending
£784k
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £5,247,814, which the Trustees consider consistent with their policy of maintaining capital value in real terms. The Trustees report that reserves are sufficient to meet current expenditure without income for approximately five years, confirming the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (97% of income)
“Donations income during the year decreased from £886,246 to L8L3,276. Donation income relating to Queen Mar’s Dolls’ House increased from £772,749 to 1290,354” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: distribute annually substantially all of the income arising in the year, after deduction of expenditure, whilst maintaining the capital value of the fund in real terms and the ability of the charity to withstand unexpected expenditure (held: £5.2m)
“The policy of the Trustees is to distribute annually substantially all of the income arising in the year, after deduction of expenditure, whilst maintaining the capital value of the fund in real terms and the ability of the charity to withstand unexpected expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.0m
Total spending
£784k
Cost of raising funds
£14k
Reserves (reported)
£5.2m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~80.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (81% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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
31/03/2025£1.0m£784k
31/03/2024£1.1m£1.4m
31/03/2023£850k£635k
31/03/2022£178k£675k
31/03/2021£98k£694k

Common questions

Is THE PRIVY PURSE CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £5,247,814, which the Trustees consider consistent with their policy of maintaining capital value in real terms. The Trustees report that reserves are sufficient to meet current expenditure without income for approximately five years, confirming the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP.

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
King Charles III Charitable Fund1£1.1m
THE RISMAN FOUNDATION1£13k
THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST1£2k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PRINCESS ANNE'S CHARITIES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PRIVY PURSE CHARITABLE TRUST£1.0m—0above—no doubt
THE PRINCESS ANNE'S CHARITIES FY2025£237k—0unclear—no doubt
King Charles III Charitable Fund FY2025£8.4m——unclear—no doubt
The King's School Worcester Charitable Trust FY2025£494k—0above—no doubt
THE PELL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£249k—0above—no doubt
THE KING'S TRUST GROUP COMPANY FY2025£22.0m——unclear15.8%no doubt

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