THE SOPHIE JANE TYLER TRUST

Registered charity 802084 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charitable objects of the Trust are wide and are at the absolute discretion of the trustees. The policy of the trustees has been to support a range of charities, particularly assisting disabled or deprived children both in the UK and overseas, conservation of the environment and providing for the welfare of animals.

Objects

TO SUPPORT OR PROMOTE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE 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: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Amateur Sport · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Tonbridge and Malling, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£403k
Latest spending
£16k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £351,436 to £723,343, driven by significant investment gains and income. The trustees confirm that reserves were maintained at a level equating to approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure, consistent with their stated policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months unrestricted expenditure (reserves figure: £723k)
“It is the policy of the Trust to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the Trust, at a level that equates to approximately six months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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

  • Volunteers: 2
  • 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.

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£403k£16k
05/04/2024£26k£8k
05/04/2023£13k£8k
05/04/2022£4k£1k
05/04/2021£4k£7k

Common questions

Is THE SOPHIE JANE TYLER TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £351,436 to £723,343, driven by significant investment gains and income. The trustees confirm that reserves were maintained at a level equating to approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure, consistent with their stated policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SOPHIE JANE TYLER TRUST£403k—0above—no doubt
THE JULIAN TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£174k—0above—no doubt
THE SF CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£113k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JOHN AND TESSA FEARNLEY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£96k——unclear—no doubt
James Tuttiett Charitable Trust FY2025£548k—0unclear—no doubt
The Joseph Collier Charitable Trust FY2025£45k—0unclear—no doubt

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