ANDREWS CHARITABLE TRUST
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
ACT is a charitable trust, which supports the work of other charities. We focus on tackling housing-related poverty including supporting social action by churches and through the distribution of Christian literature. We register consolidated financial statements, which includes our investment in Andrews & Partners Ltd, also set up by Cecil Jackson Cole, our founder.
Latest income
£21.3m
Expenditure
£21.6m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £23.0m | £23.8m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £24.4m | £26.9m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £22.0m | £25.2m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £20.3m | £22.4m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £21.3m | £21.6m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £9k |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £20.2m |
| Investment income | £884k |
| Total income | £21.3m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £598k |
| Raising funds | £21.0m |
| Grants to institutions | £142k |
| Governance | £70k |
| Total expenditure | £21.6m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £8.4m |
| Total funds | £8.4m |
| — restricted | £37k |
| — unrestricted | £8.4m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £8.4m |
| Cash | £1.1m |
People
| Employees | 3 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Accommodation/housing
- Religious Activities
Who it helps
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Other Finance
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Other Charitable Activities
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.