THE TEDWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 328524 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grant-making.

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH ONE OR MORE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES IN SUCH MANNER AND IN SUCH PROPORTIONS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£178k
Latest spending
£707k
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust held total funds of £11,062,892 as of 5 April 2025, a decrease from the previous year due to investment losses. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds were £0, with the Trust relying on expendable endowment to meet commitments, though it maintains a policy of holding free funds where possible for working capital needs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: appropriate to hold free funds... to meet the short-term working capital needs... and in anticipation of the potential payment of subsequent grants
“The Trustees consider that, when possible, it is appropriate to hold free funds, both to meet the short-term working capital needs of the Trust and in anticipation of the potential payment of subsequent grants.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Legal services to BDB Pitmans LLP, a firm in which Mr D Flynn (Trustee) is a partner.
“Included within grant related support costs is a total of £3,214 (2024: £4,200) payable for legal services to BDB Pitmans LLP, a firm in which Mr D Flynn is a partner.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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
05/04/2025£178k£707k
05/04/2024£172k£81k
05/04/2023£108k£588k
05/04/2022£47k£388k
05/04/2021£127k£377k

Common questions

Is THE TEDWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust held total funds of £11,062,892 as of 5 April 2025, a decrease from the previous year due to investment losses. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds were £0, with the Trust relying on expendable endowment to meet commitments, though it maintains a policy of holding free funds where possible for working capital needs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

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
UNSEEN (UK)1£5k
THE DASH CHARITY1£1k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE TEDWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST£178k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£245k—0unclear—no doubt
TYNESIDE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£30k—0below—no doubt
G L TILLOTSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£26k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GLEDSWOOD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£89k—0unclear—no doubt
R. E. CHADWICK CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£93k—0unclear—no doubt

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