MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 326271 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The primary objective and principal activity of the charity is the distribution of income for the benefit of any charitable body, or for any charitable purpose.There are no plans to change the trustees overall approach to the distribution of funds.

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Latest income
£324k
Latest spending
£333k
Registered
1983
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £120,002, with no specific reserves target set by the Trustees. The charity reports net assets of £337,075 and confirms that governance costs are met by Mills & Reeve LLP, allowing the charity to maintain adequate resources for the next 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations from Mills & Reeve LLP (94% of income)
“Income of £232,079 (2024: £191,509) is received from members of Mills & Reeve LLP.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Related Parties
“The trustees are members or former members of Mills & Reeve LLP. Income of £232,079 (2024: £191,509) is received from members of Mills & Reeve LLP. A gift in kind of £10,000 (2024: £4,960) was received from Mills & Reeve LLP.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Mills & Reeve Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Cambridgeshire · City Of London · Lancashire · Leeds City · Manchester City · Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£324k£333k
31/05/2024£280k£235k
31/05/2023£242k£244k
31/05/2022£141k£141k
31/05/2021£133k£131k

Common questions

Is MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £120,002, with no specific reserves target set by the Trustees. The charity reports net assets of £337,075 and confirms that governance costs are met by Mills & Reeve LLP, allowing the charity to maintain adequate resources for the next 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS' CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
SUICIDE & CO1£3k
THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATION1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MILLBY FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST£324k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MILLBY FOUNDATION FY2024£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
THE MILLENNIUM TRUST FY2025£2.8m—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAVIORS' CHARITY FY2024£193k—0unclear—no doubt
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£554k—0within—no doubt
THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£242k—0unclear—no doubt

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