THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 326226 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE STANLEY SMITH GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST

The Trustees policy is to make grants to or for the benefit of any charitable trust or body

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£122k

Latest spending

£132k

Registered

1982

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income was £122,449.33 against expenditure of £131,957.63, resulting in a net decrease in funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £71,461.07, which is below the stated policy target of distributing all income as it arises and not accumulating reserves, although the policy explicitly aims to distribute rather than hold reserves.

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: £71k; policy: distribute all the income as it arises and not to accumulate reserves)

“The policy of the trustees is to aim to distribute all the income as it arises and not to accumulate reserves.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Legal fees paid to Macfarlanes LLP, a firm where trustee Edward Reed is a partner.

“During the year, the trust incurred fees of £7,556.40 (2024: £13,787) for legal fees payable to Macfarlanes LLP. Edward Reed is a partner of Macfarlanes LLP.” — page 10

“During the year Alexander de Brye made a donation of £7,556.40 to the trust (2024: £13,787). Mr Alexander de Brye is a trustee of The de Brye Charitable Trust.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Gift-Aid donation from trustee Alexander de Brye.

“During the year, the trust incurred fees of £7,556.40 (2024: £13,787) for legal fees payable to Macfarlanes LLP. Edward Reed is a partner of Macfarlanes LLP.” — page 10

“During the year Alexander de Brye made a donation of £7,556.40 to the trust (2024: £13,787). Mr Alexander de Brye is a trustee of The de Brye Charitable Trust.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ALEXANDER DE BRYEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
EDWARD NICHOLAS REED · trustee of 4 other charities
PHILLIP RODNEY SYKES

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£122k	£132k
05/04/2024	£128k	£129k
05/04/2023	£113k	£138k
05/04/2022	£104k	£132k
05/04/2021	£96k	£129k

Common questions

Is THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income was £122,449.33 against expenditure of £131,957.63, resulting in a net decrease in funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £71,461.07, which is below the stated policy target of distributing all income as it arises and not accumulating reserves, although the policy explicitly aims to distribute rather than hold reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include SUICIDE & CO.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SUICIDE & CO	FY2024	£4k	Counselling

Charities like this

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

BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST income £101k
THE BALNEY CHARITABLE TRUST income £231k
THE SAINTBURY TRUST income £365k
BHM CHARITABLE TRUST income £136k
THE BLAIR TRUST FUND income £187k
THE BLANES TRUST income £112k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST	£122k	—	below	—	no doubt
BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BALNEY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£231k	—	above	29.3%	no doubt
THE SAINTBURY TRUST FY2025	£365k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BHM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£136k	—	within	—	no doubt
THE BLAIR TRUST FUND FY2025	£187k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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