THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 326801 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grant making charity

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£6.3m
Latest spending
£8.4m
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £82.0 million at the end of the year, a decrease from £85.0 million at the start. The charity generated £6.3 million in income and donated £8.4 million in grants, resulting in a net decrease in funds of £20,253. The trustees confirm the charity has sufficient liquidity to meet foreseeable commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by AJB Scholes Ltd. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Total income
£6.3m
Total spending
£8.4m
Reserves (reported)
£82.0m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~116.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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
31/01/2025£6.3m£8.4m
31/01/2024£6.4m£7.7m
31/01/2023£5.7m£14.3m
31/01/2022£6.8m£8.9m
31/01/2021£7.3m£18.1m

Common questions

Is THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £82.0 million at the end of the year, a decrease from £85.0 million at the start. The charity generated £6.3 million in income and donated £8.4 million in grants, resulting in a net decrease in funds of £20,253. The trustees confirm the charity has sufficient liquidity to meet foreseeable commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by AJB Scholes Ltd.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Johnson Family Charitable Trust.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST£6.3m—0unclear—no doubt
The Johnson Family Charitable Trust FY2025£199k—0above—no doubt
THE J J CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£842k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£217k—0unclear—no doubt
THE THOMAS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£946k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£192k—0unclear—no doubt

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