SKIERS TRUST OF GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED

Registered charity 313185 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRITISH SKI EDUCATIONAL TRUST, BRITISH SKI EDUCATIONAL TRUST LTD, Skiers Trust

The charity supports snowsports by making grants primarily focused on young people and particularly in the context of education access for the disadvantaged, special educational needs, personal development and adventurous training, wellbeing and mental health as well as those developing their skills and talents as amateur sports competitors.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£73k

Latest spending

£53k

Registered

1967

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased to £363,552, with unrestricted reserves standing at £215,030. The trustees report that reserves are at a sufficiently good level to provide a sound foundation for the future, despite noting that fundraising remains extremely difficult due to global economic pressures.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £215k; policy: one year's grant commitments and sufficient unrestricted funding to cover the support and governance costs of the Trust)

“The free reserves amount to £576 (2024 - £23,414) and are nearly sufficient to cover the reserves policy as above.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Skiers Trust (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).

Rathbones — “Rathbones provides individual investment and wealth management services for private clients, charities, trustees and professional partners. …” (source page)
The Wates Family Enterprise Trust — “The Wates Family Enterprise Trust is an independent charity set up by the Wates family, the owners of the Wates Group . Launched in 2008, th…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID LIONEL BUDGEchair
Caroline Louise Geraldine MARCH PHILLIPPS DE LISLE
Carolyn Ingrid CHRISTOPHERSEN MBE
Gareth Scott Mason
Peter Edward Lowe

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£73k	£53k
30/06/2024	£36k	£26k
30/06/2023	£21k	£33k
30/06/2022	£7k	£40k
30/06/2021	£5k	£29k

Common questions

Is SKIERS TRUST OF GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets increased to £363,552, with unrestricted reserves standing at £215,030. The trustees report that reserves are at a sufficiently good level to provide a sound foundation for the future, despite noting that fundraising remains extremely difficult due to global economic pressures. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SKIERS TRUST OF GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SKIERS TRUST OF GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED as a grant recipient include WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUST	FY2022	£250	Family Awards

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	14/10/2024	£11k	SkiVenture
UK government	14/10/2024	£11k	ALB-Sport England-SkiVenture