CHARITIES TRUST
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £9,086,470, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet working capital and development requirements. While total funds decreased due to the timing of donation distributions, the charity maintains a solid balance sheet with significant cash and investment holdings.
What the accounts disclose
“Sir Michael Bibby, a Director / Trustee of the Charity, is also the Chair of and a shareholder in Bibby Line Group. Bibby Line Group is a customer of Charities Trust and during the year purchased services to the value of £2,193 (2024 - £2,375). Charities Trust provided Payroll Giving and Corporate Fundraising Match services to Bibby Line Group, with £38,255 (2024 - £44,048) of corporate match funds received during the year and £40,318 (2024 - £42,441) paid out to charity.” — page 48
“The Charity has a wholly owned trading subsidiary, CT Donations Management Limited, which has not yet commenced trading.” — page 14
Funders the charity credits
- Aviva
- The Aviva Foundation
- The Benefact Group
- The Cadent Foundation
- Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
- GiveWheel
- The Guardian and Observer
- Nationwide
- NatWest Group
- SuperKind
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (08/05/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (10/11/2016)
Trustees
- CATHERINE ELIZABETH MARGARET RUSTOMJI
- Jillian Margaret Jones
- Lauran Angela Macare
- Patrick Fietje
- Richard David Mabbott
- Sir Michael James Bibby
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/04/2025 | £74.4m | £94.0m |
| 30/04/2024 | £75.7m | £84.9m |
| 30/04/2023 | £80.1m | £78.7m |
| 30/04/2022 | £66.0m | £80.1m |
| 30/04/2021 | £164.3m | £133.8m |
Common questions
Is CHARITIES TRUST financially healthy?
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £9,086,470, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet working capital and development requirements. While total funds decreased due to the timing of donation distributions, the charity maintains a solid balance sheet with significant cash and investment holdings. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.
Who funds CHARITIES TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CHARITIES TRUST as a grant recipient include Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust, YEMEN RELIEF (UK) LTD.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust | FY2023 | £48k |
| YEMEN RELIEF (UK) LTD | FY2022 | £5k |