ST GILES TRUST
Registered charity 801355 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Provision of services offering advice, advocacy and support to those facing severe social disadvantage and multiple barriers in their lives. Particular focus on provision of training and support for those with lived experience to become professional workers able to support these services and enter the job market.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit of £253,136 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves to £8.3 million. The trustees note that the current free unrestricted reserves of £5.46 million are below the stated policy target of three months' running costs (£5.66 million), but confirm that resources are adequate to continue operations for the next 12 months.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Charitable activities (76% of income)
“Charitable activities 7,578,476 9,551,017 : 17,129,493 15,067,543” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £7.0m; policy: three months running cost)
“Presently the Trust does not hold the targeted minimum of three months running cost in free reserves, which currently equates to £5,661,159 based on 24/25 figures.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2024) to "below" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Giles Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Advertised salaries (public job ads)
Roles this charity has advertised on CharityJob, matched on the exact employer name. A different source from the statutory pay bands above: these are asking salaries for vacancies, not what anyone was paid.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£762k
Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (77% 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: 3.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
- Ameeta Rowland
- Andrew McEachern
- Caroline Mary Waddington
- Charles Hugh Pitts-Tucker
- Charlotte Elisabeth O'Brien
- Debra Cook
- Erica Louise Handling · trustee of 1 other charity
- Michael Victor REBEIRO · trustee of 1 other charity
- Sally Eley
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ST GILES TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit of £253,136 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves to £8.3 million. The trustees note that the current free unrestricted reserves of £5.46 million are below the stated policy target of three months' running costs (£5.66 million), but confirm that resources are adequate to continue operations for the next 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.
Who funds ST GILES TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ST GILES TRUST as a grant recipient include KARIN BRASS MEMORIAL FUND.
Known funders
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