MARGARET BROWN TRUST
To apply capital and income for charitable purposes as the Trustees see fit.
Objects
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total funds decreased from £2,118,860 to £2,091,218 due to a net movement in funds of £(27,642), driven by investment losses and charitable donations. The Trustees consider the reserves of £2,091,218 to be adequate to service the activities of the Trust. The charity has no employees and relies on investment income to fund its charitable donations.
What the accounts disclose
“Reserves at the year end, in the sum of £2,091,218 (2024 - £2,118,860) are considered by the Trustees to be adequate to service the activities of the Trust.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- 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
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Trustees
- CHRISTOPHER VERNON ROBERT SKELTONchair
- Michelle Rebecca Bettine Wright
- NICHOLAS EDWARD WADE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2025 | £66k | £80k |
| 05/04/2024 | £58k | £44k |
| 05/04/2023 | £60k | £44k |
| 05/04/2022 | £51k | £83k |
| 05/04/2021 | £45k | £92k |
Common questions
Is MARGARET BROWN TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased from £2,118,860 to £2,091,218 due to a net movement in funds of £(27,642), driven by investment losses and charitable donations. The Trustees consider the reserves of £2,091,218 to be adequate to service the activities of the Trust. The charity has no employees and relies on investment income to fund its charitable donations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.