THE BLAGRAVE TRUST

Charity number: 1164021
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Blagrave Trust is a grant-making charity that funds and collaborates with partners to bring lasting change to the lives of young people. We invest in them as powerful forces for change and act upon their right to be heard in pursuit of a fair and just society.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income:
£2,745,828

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Donations and legacies £1.18m
Charitable activities £0
Other trading activities £0
Investments £1.56m
Other £3.78k

Total expenditure:
£3,369,461

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Raising funds £541.89k
Charitable activities £2.83m
Other £0

£398,672 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £541.89k
Charitable expenditure £2.83m

People

8 Employee(s)

10 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 October 2015: CIO registration
  • 27 February 2017: Funds received from 277074 THE BLAGRAVE TRUST
  • 19 February 2025: Funds received from 1044239 CHILDREN ENGLAND
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Segun Olowookere Chair 17 July 2019
None on record
Reema Nitin Desai Trustee 20 November 2025
INDIA DEVELOPMENT GROUP (UK) LIMITED
Received: On time
Josephine Campling Trustee 25 September 2025
None on record
Troy Norbert Trustee 25 September 2025
None on record
Rebecca Weighell Trustee 25 September 2025
None on record
Samuel George Tarff Trustee 17 January 2024
None on record
Nasra Abdilhakim Ahmed Trustee 21 September 2023
None on record
Barbara Ojei Agwaziam Trustee 25 March 2021
None on record
Boudicca Pepper Trustee 26 March 2020
None on record
Adaeze Whitney Aghaji Trustee 26 March 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £2.07m £2.87m £3.02m £3.05m £2.75m
Total expenditure £2.54m £3.10m £3.94m £4.23m £3.37m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £280.86k £1.50m £1.65m £1.56m £1.18m
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £4.13k £0 £11.82k £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £1.79m £1.38m £1.36m £1.49m £1.56m
Income - Other £0 £20 £290 £2.42k £3.78k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £2.17m £2.73m £3.40m £3.72m £2.83m
Expenditure - Raising funds £371.97k £372.52k £538.87k £505.75k £541.89k
Expenditure - Governance £7.59k £4.64k £504 £9.94k £4.56k
Expenditure - Grants institution £2.16m £2.72m £3.40m £3.56m £2.71m
Expenditure - Investment management £371.97k £372.52k £538.87k £502.71k £541.89k
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Own use assets £0 £61.92k £54.01k £45.22k £37.32k
Long-term investments £41.02m £42.04m £38.37m £38.46m £38.62m
Other assets £817.06k £2.58m £1.90m £1.60m £1.26m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £278.22k £123.21k £304.11k £264.77k £300.18k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 18 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 18 August 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 08 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 08 August 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 25 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 25 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 16 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 16 August 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 19 August 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 19 August 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - Foundation Registered 19 Oct 2015

Charitable objects

TO PAY OR APPLY THE INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND AND ALSO SO MUCH (IF ANY) OF THE CAPITAL OR THE TRUST FUND AS THEY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT TO SUCH CHARITIES OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND IN SUCH PROPORTIONS AND IN SUCH MANNER AND SUBJECT TO SUCH TERMS AD CONDITIONS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT.

Contact information

Address:
TOYNBEE HALL
28 COMMERCIAL STREET
LONDON
E1 6LS
Phone:
07713643209
Email:
grants@blagravetrust.org
Website:

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