THE FOLLETT TRUST

Registered charity 328638 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Donations are made to students in higher education, including scholarships; to organisations involved in community work; to the arts; to the promotion of reading including dyslexia sufferers.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Get email alerts

Latest income

£65k

Latest spending

£95k

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £108,712 to £79,114 due to charitable donations exceeding incoming resources. The trustees report no material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The Trust does not engage in raising funds. The Trust funds are regularly replenished by Gift-Aid payments made solely by the Trustees.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: utilised over a period of several years to enable the Trust to maintain a higher level of activity than would otherwise be possible (held: £79k)

“The Trustees have agreed that any significant donations received should be credited to an unrestricted reserve fund and utilised over a period of several years to enable the Trust to maintain a higher level of activity than would otherwise be possible.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee K Follett settled the independent examiner's fee for the year. This amounted to £900 (2024: £900).

“The Trustee K Follett settled the independent examiner's fee for the year. This amounted to £900 (2024: £900). Page 11” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

BARBARA FOLLETT
KEN FOLLETT
Rebecca Hart

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£65k	£95k
30/06/2024	£183k	£134k
30/06/2023	£258k	£239k
30/06/2022	£83k	£118k
30/06/2021	£60k	£97k

Common questions

Is THE FOLLETT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £108,712 to £79,114 due to charitable donations exceeding incoming resources. The trustees report no material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE FOLLETT TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FOLLETT TRUST as a grant recipient include CANON COLLINS TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CANON COLLINS TRUST	FY2025	£3k	Scholarship