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UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN TRUST

Registered charity 803042 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as U C T TRUST, UCT TRUST

To raise funds and support for the University of Cape Town in South Africa

Causes: Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £254,237 for the year, with total income rising to £1,770,436 from £707,690 in the prior year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £474,062, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet its policy target of holding three to six months of operating costs. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of operating costs (held: £474k)
“The Trust currently aims to hold three to six months of operating costs as free reserves. Operating costs for 2025 were £110,332”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£110k
Reserves (reported)
£474k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: South Africa

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.8m£1.5m
31/12/2024£708k£607k
31/12/2023£408k£479k
31/12/2022£453k£475k
31/12/2021£650k£679k

Common questions

Is UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £254,237 for the year, with total income rising to £1,770,436 from £707,690 in the prior year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £474,062, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet its policy target of holding three to six months of operating costs. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.

Who funds UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN TRUST as a grant recipient include THE EIGHTY EIGHT FOUNDATION, THE AURUM CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EIGHTY EIGHT FOUNDATIONFY2022£3.0mR3,000,000 (Reg Charity No 803042)
THE EIGHTY EIGHT FOUNDATIONFY2022£2.0mR2,000,000 (Reg Charity No 803042)
THE EIGHTY EIGHT FOUNDATIONFY2023£100k
THE AURUM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£16k
THE EIGHTY EIGHT FOUNDATIONFY2024£0Stated amount (0)

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
NNS FOUNDATION1£22.4m
Founders Pledge Ltd1£3.4m
THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION1£100k
THE JAMES & SHIRLEY SHERWOOD FOUNDATION1£20k
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£9k
The Parochial Church Council of Godalming Minster1£2k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FRIENDS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN TRUST£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY FY2024£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY SA FOUNDATION UK FY2024£166k—0above—no doubt
MECHANICS FOR AFRICA FY2025£171k—0unclear—no doubt
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL TRUST SOUTH AFRICA FY2024£298k—0above—no doubt
UK FRIENDS OF CAPE TOWN OPERA FY2025£485k—0unclear—no doubt

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