THE BRIAN MITCHELL CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT

Registered charity 1003817 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grant making from income received from an investment portfolio.

Objects

TO SUPPORT OR PROMOTE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

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

Latest income
£130k
Latest spending
£29k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £2,991,211 at the end of the financial year, with total investment income of £130,177. The trustees report that grant-making activities were temporarily suspended during the year to reassess priorities, resulting in £nil grants made compared to £106,000 in the prior year. The charity confirms it 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

Related-party transaction: Refund of misappropriated funds and recompense for inflated fees from a resigned trustee
“The sum of £41.000 included £26,000, now refunded, previously misappropriated by a Trustee who has since resigned. The further £15,000 represents a gift from that Trustee as recompense for inflated administration fees previously charged.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Misappropriation of funds by a Trustee
“The sum of £41.000 included £26,000, now refunded, previously misappropriated by a Trustee who has since resigned.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex · Kent · Throughout London · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£130k£29k
31/03/2024£96k£140k
31/03/2023£107k£154k
31/03/2022£104k£727k
31/03/2021£110k£265k

Common questions

Is THE BRIAN MITCHELL CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £2,991,211 at the end of the financial year, with total investment income of £130,177. The trustees report that grant-making activities were temporarily suspended during the year to reassess priorities, resulting in £nil grants made compared to £106,000 in the prior year. The charity confirms it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.