CCEW Charity Commission profile

Flat Iron Trust

Registered charity 1178402 · organisation 5114992

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
16 May 2018
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income
£594,495
Latest expenditure
£608,487
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: Broadfield Law UK, One Bartholomew Close, LONDON, EC1A 7BL

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Flat Iron Fund is a grant-making charity.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received
30 June 2026
Date Accounts Received
30 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£594,495
Total Gross Expenditure
£608,487
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received
24 June 2025
Date Accounts Received
24 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£552,857
Total Gross Expenditure
£538,146
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received
27 June 2024
Date Accounts Received
27 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£297,911
Total Gross Expenditure
£274,440
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received
27 June 2023
Date Accounts Received
27 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£144,414
Total Gross Expenditure
£136,194
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received
13 June 2022
Date Accounts Received
29 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£0
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,884

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Due Date
30 June 2026
Ar Received Date
30 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£594,495
Total Gross Expenditure
£608,487
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Due Date
30 June 2025
Ar Received Date
24 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£552,857
Total Gross Expenditure
£538,146
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Due Date
30 June 2024
Ar Received Date
27 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£297,911
Total Gross Expenditure
£274,440
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Due Date
30 June 2023
Ar Received Date
27 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£144,414
Total Gross Expenditure
£136,194
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
Yes
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2021
Ar Due Date
30 June 2022
Ar Received Date
13 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£0
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,884
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Due Date
30 June 2026
Ar Received Date
30 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
593708
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
787
Income Total Income And Endowments
594495
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£608,487
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
608487
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
608427
Expenditure Governance
60
Expenditure Support Costs
60
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£57,671
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£536,098
Assets Total Liabilities
£478,427
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£57,671
Creditors One Year Total Current
478427
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£536,098
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
57671
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
57671
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Due Date
30 June 2025
Ar Received Date
24 June 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
552405
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
452
Income Total Income And Endowments
552857
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£538,146
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
538146
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
538086
Expenditure Governance
60
Expenditure Support Costs
60
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£71,663
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£409,749
Assets Total Liabilities
£338,086
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£71,663
Creditors One Year Total Current
338086
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£409,749
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
71663
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
71663
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
Flat Iron Trust
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2018-05-16T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 16 MAY 2018 AS AMENDED ON 13 AUG 2019AMENDED ON 21 DEC 2023 as amended on 22 Aug 2025
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE:3.1 THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS OR SUFFERING, INCLUDING BY SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL RELIEF AND CRISIS ALLEVIATION;3.2 THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL, AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH;3.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION;3.4 THE PROMOTION OF RURAL OR URBAN REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION;3.5 THE PROMOTION OF CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; AND3.6 THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION, BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, SOCIALLY EXCLUDED MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; OR ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL).

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
601602
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
THE FLAT IRON FUND
Charity Name Id
601683
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
FLAT IRON FUND

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests