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THE RICHARD ORMONDE SHUTTLEWORTH REMEMBRANCE TRUST

Registered charity 307534 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RICHARD ORMONDE SHUTTLEWORTH REMEMBRANCE TRUST, THE SHUTTLEWORTH TRUST - THE SHUTTLEWORTH COLLECTION - SHUTTLEWORTH COLLEGE

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Latest income
£6.8m
Latest spending
£6.5m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust reported a net income of £122,000 for the year ended 31 October 2024, driven by increased income from charitable activities and investments. The Trust maintains significant unrestricted free reserves of £3,117,000, which the trustees describe as retained for day-to-day operational activities. The trustees confirm the Trust is well-placed to manage business risks and has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum of £1.4m of funds to be retained within its stocks and shares as liquid assets (held: £3.1m)
“The Trust has identified a minimum of £1.4m of funds to be retained within its stocks and shares as liquid assets to call upon as a strategic reserve.” — page 13
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Old Warden Limited
“A wholly-owned subsidiary company, Old Warden Limited (OWL) manages the commercial operations of the Trust’s businesses.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Peters Elworthy & Moore. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Total income
£6.8m
Total spending
£6.5m
Cost of raising funds
£2.8m
Reserves (reported)
£3.5m
Employees
46

Reported reserves equal ~6.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£6.8m£6.5m
31/10/2024£6.1m£6.0m
31/10/2023£5.3m£5.2m
31/10/2022£5.9m£6.0m
31/10/2021£5.4m£4.8m

Common questions

Is THE RICHARD ORMONDE SHUTTLEWORTH REMEMBRANCE TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the Trust reported a net income of £122,000 for the year ended 31 October 2024, driven by increased income from charitable activities and investments. The Trust maintains significant unrestricted free reserves of £3,117,000, which the trustees describe as retained for day-to-day operational activities. The trustees confirm the Trust is well-placed to manage business risks and has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Peters Elworthy & Moore.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/08/2020£118k"COVID19 Shuttleworth Trust"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/02/2019£91k"The Shuttleworth Trust - filling the hole in the sum of its parts"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/03/2011£3.1m"Unveiling a Secret Garden"