GREENDOWN TRUST

Registered charity 328465 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GREENDOWN TRUST LIMITED

Residential care home and sheltered housing for the elderly.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£2.6m
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £574,820 for the period, primarily due to the closure of Dyneley House and associated redundancy costs. Despite this loss, unrestricted reserves remain at £2,990,002, and the trustees confirm the charity remains on a sound financial footing with sufficient resources to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rents and service charges (93% of income)
“During the year ended 31st March 2025, 93% (2023: 85%) of the charity's income arose from rents and service charges for the occupation of residential and sheltered accommodation owned by the charity.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Thomas Coombs Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Greendown Trust — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 23/01/2024.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.0m
Total spending
£2.6m
Cost of raising funds
£12k
Reserves (reported)
£3.0m
Employees
34

Reported reserves equal ~14.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Leeds City · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.0m£2.6m
30/09/2023£1.4m£1.3m
30/09/2022£1.1m£1.2m
30/09/2021£1.0m£1.2m
30/09/2020£1.2m£1.1m

Common questions

Is GREENDOWN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £574,820 for the period, primarily due to the closure of Dyneley House and associated redundancy costs. Despite this loss, unrestricted reserves remain at £2,990,002, and the trustees confirm the charity remains on a sound financial footing with sufficient resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Thomas Coombs Limited.

Who funds GREENDOWN TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GREENDOWN TRUST as a grant recipient include WESTMINSTER FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
WESTMINSTER FUNDFY2025£25kGrants to institutions

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 GURU NANAK NISHKAM SEWAK JATHA (BIRMINGHAM) UK1£13k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GREENSTEAD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GREENDOWN TRUST£2.0m—0unclear—no doubt
GREENSTEAD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£143k—0unclear—no doubt
GREENSLEEVES HOMES TRUST FY2025£89.1m——below—no doubt
GREENFIELDS EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£1.3m——below—noted
SANGAT TRUST FY2025£848k—0unclear—no doubt
Greenacre Trust Limited FY2025£1.6m—0above—no doubt

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