Foundry Training Trust
The trust continues to support training/learning initiatives for the cast metals industry.
Latest income
£118k
Latest spending
£142k
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2025
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the trust performed well in 2025, with income meeting expectations and supplemented by investment sales. The trustees confirmed that good investment strategies minimized losses from market conditions, allowing for continued support of the industry.
What the accounts disclose
Trustees
- ANDREW MICHAEL TURNER
- DEREK BAYLISS
- Dr PAMELA MURRELL
- Edward Lindsay
- JOHN SWIFT
- James Melville Birch
- Michele Bickerton
- PROF STUART BLACKBURN
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £118k | £142k |
| 31/12/2024 | £94k | £73k |
| 31/12/2023 | £59k | £66k |
| 31/12/2022 | £100k | £103k |
| 31/12/2021 | £19k | £30k |
Common questions
Is Foundry Training Trust financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the trust performed well in 2025, with income meeting expectations and supplemented by investment sales. The trustees confirmed that good investment strategies minimized losses from market conditions, allowing for continued support of the industry. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST | 1 | £25k |
| THE AUBREY ORCHARD-LISLE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £9k |
| CANTIACORUM FOUNDATION | 1 | £6k |
| THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |
| THE W H AND A HAWKINS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GARDENERS OF LONDON CHARITY | 1 | £3k |
| DONATIONS WITH A DIFFERENCE | 1 | £2k |
| THE TORY FAMILY FOUNDATION | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- N.F.F.O TRAINING TRUST FUND
- WALTHAM FOREST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TRAINING TRUST LIMITED
- THE FIFTH TRUST
- THE ENGINEERING TRUST
- INSULATION ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING TRUST LTD
- THE TASK FORCE TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry Training Trust | £118k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| N.F.F.O TRAINING TRUST FUND | £104k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WALTHAM FOREST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TRAINING TRUST LIMITED | £816k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE FIFTH TRUST | £2.5m | — | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE ENGINEERING TRUST | £1.7m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| INSULATION ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING TRUST LTD | £119k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |