BUTTLE UK

Registered charity 313007 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Buttle, THE BUTTLE TRUST, THE FRANK BUTTLE TRUST · also registered in Scotland as SC037997 (OSCR)

We support children who are seriously affected by financial hardship by providing grants for tailored groups to help individual families and young people overcome specific issues they face:-essential items, eg beds, cookers etc-school fees where home circumstances are seriously affecting development,We also commission research and undertake projects based on insights from our grant giving

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds stood at £67.55m, comprising a £59.81m endowment and £5.41m in restricted funds. The charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £1.693m, which is above its stated policy target of £1.027m (equivalent to three months of core planned operational costs). The trustees confirm that adequate resources are available to fund activities for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Buttle UK (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Simba Sleep — “Determined to tackle bed poverty head-on, Simba Sleep partnered with us to launch their Dreamspace initiative. Over the coming months, they …” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (61% 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: 33.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Aniela Shuckburghchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Andrew David Paul Insley
• Claire Hoyle · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mark Alexander
• Mary O'Callaghan
• Nigel Bolton
• Professor Harriet Ward CBE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Shanti Ellis Kelemen
• Tania Cohen
• Timothy John Manly
• Tracey Dwamenah

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Side by side with its peers

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