THE CRANFIELD TRUST

Registered charity 800072 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC040299 (OSCR)

Provides free management support to voluntary organisations addressing issues of poverty, disability and social exclusion, working with a register of volunteers from the commercial sector.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £495,141, which equated to 5.8 months of operating expenditure, falling within the charity's stated policy target of three to nine months. Although the charity reported an operating deficit of £79,942 for the year, the trustees confirmed that the financial position remains stable and resources are adequate to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Knight Goodhead Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cranfield Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~5.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 12.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Caveney
• Charmaine Helen Griffiths
• Graham John Clarke
• Jacqueline Elizabeth McMahon
• Professor Emma Parry
• Rebecca Louise Mauger
• Salma Bibi Ravat

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).