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THE SAMUEL COURTAULD TRUST

Registered charity 802109 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£115k
Latest spending
£156k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust reported a net deficit of £11,224 for the year ended 31 July 2025, driven by investment income lagging its target due to market downturns. Despite this deficit, total funds remained robust at £4,989,210, and the Trustees maintained a £75,000 grant to the Courtauld Institute of Art. The Trustees consider the level of free reserves sufficient to sustain operations and maintain current grant allocations in the long term.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient investment income and accumulated capital to maintain its activities and current grant allocation in the long term (held: £4.8m)
“The Trustees consider that the most appropriate level of free reserves is that which would provide the charity with sufficient investment income and accumulated capital to maintain its activities and current grant allocation in the long term.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP.

Trustees

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£115k£156k
31/07/2024£199k£308k
31/07/2023£374k£207k
31/07/2022£73k£134k
31/07/2021£75k£777k

Common questions

Is THE SAMUEL COURTAULD TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the Trust reported a net deficit of £11,224 for the year ended 31 July 2025, driven by investment income lagging its target due to market downturns. Despite this deficit, total funds remained robust at £4,989,210, and the Trustees maintained a £75,000 grant to the Courtauld Institute of Art. The Trustees consider the level of free reserves sufficient to sustain operations and maintain current grant allocations in the long term. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.

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S P LOHIA FOUNDATION1£90k
THE VASEPPI TRUST1£75k

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