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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

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.

What the accounts disclose

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.

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).

Trustees

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?

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.

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