THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1001782 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To apply income and capital towards such charitable purposes as the Trustees may in their absolute discretion think fit. In particular, (but without limitation), (i) the provision of such amenities and facilities for the benefit of the public as are not provided from public funds and (ii) the protection and safeguarding of the countryside and wildlife and the control and reduction of pollution.

Objects

FOR OR TOWARDS SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND TO MAKE DONATIONS TO SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT AND 1)THE PROVISION OF SUCH AMENITIES AND FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AS ARE NOT PROVIDED FROM PUBLIC FUNDS. 2)THE PROTECTION AND SAFEGUARDING OF THE COUNTRYSIDE AND WILDLIFE AND THE CONTROL AND REDUCTION OF POLLUTION.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust reported a net deficit of £52,772 for the year ended 30 September 2025, driven by charitable expenditure exceeding incoming resources. However, the Trust's total net assets increased to £42,760,153 due to significant unrealised gains on its investment portfolio. The Trustees maintain that the Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Fletcher & Partners. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Clare Elizabeth Neville-Jones
• DOUGLAS JAMES EDWARD NEVILLE-JONES · trustee of 1 other charity
• Fiona Normington-Smith
• Martin Thomas Oliver Stanley
• Merlin David Philip Lewis · trustee of 1 other charity
• PETER JAMES LEATHERDALE FSI
• ROGER ASHTON GREGORY
• SUSAN CAROLINE KING PATTERSON
• SUSAN JANE RIDLEY

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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