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the manifold charitable trust

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies. The Manifold Charitable Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Esher and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The purpose of the Charity is to make grants to such charitable causes as the Trustee sees fit. Grants are made only to other charities and it has been the practice to consider applications periodically throughout the year. Since 31 January 2013 the Trustee no longer considers unsolicited applications from third parties.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£844,120
Latest Expenditure
£480,187

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 39.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 69.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 34.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £150,000
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £694,120
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £332,578
Raising Funds £147,609
Governance £17,270
Grants to Institutions £315,308
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£844,120£480,187£332,578£14,336,766£14,186,7661 / 0
2023£686,827£392,966£382,562£13,678,836£12,428,8361 / 0
2022£645,405£537,450£525,420£13,219,593£11,931,0431 / 0
2021£640,188£388,608£375,791£13,591,111£13,591,1111 / 0
2020£653,791£741,038£516,003£12,638,037£11,107,5691 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers