EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 313117 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We distribute grants annually to solely UK registered smaller charities working in the areas of children's education, the environment and overseas development. We will not have any direct involvement in any overseas activities.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£117k
Latest spending
£139k
Registered
1961
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's expenditure exceeded its income by £10,414 for the year ended 5 April 2024, resulting in a negative accumulated income reserve of £13,349. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, assuming the trust will continue in existence for the foreseeable future. The charity does not employ staff and relies on its board of trustees for management.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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
05/04/2025£117k£139k
05/04/2024£116k£126k
05/04/2023£108k£154k
05/04/2022£102k£125k
05/04/2021£100k£141k

Common questions

Is EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's expenditure exceeded its income by £10,414 for the year ended 5 April 2024, resulting in a negative accumulated income reserve of £13,349. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, assuming the trust will continue in existence for the foreseeable future. The charity does not employ staff and relies on its board of trustees for management. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST£117k—0unclear—no doubt
INVESTREAM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£153k—0above—no doubt
THE FLORENCE TURNER TRUST FY2025£218k—0unclear—no doubt
MEKADSHEI SHEVEI CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£156k—0unclear—no doubt
CARLTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITY FY2024£152k—0unclear—no doubt
CAREDUCATION TRUST LTD FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt

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