THE MR AND MRS PHILIP RACKHAM CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1013844 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Charitable donations to other Norfolk and Suffolk charities with particular preference given to the Samaritans and those associated with the support and relief of asthma sufferers as well as asthma research.

Objects

AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL FOR OR TOWARDS SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND TO MAKE DONATIONS TO SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS (AND AT THE TRUSTEES' DISCRETION WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUPPORT AND RELIEF OF ASTHMA SUFFERERS ASTHMA RESEARCH AND THE SAMARITANS) AT SUCH TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED, BUT PARTICULAR REGARD TO BE HAD TO NORFOLK AND

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

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Registered contact address: Norwich, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£47k
Latest spending
£52k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £34,276, which the trustees explicitly state is below their policy target of maintaining one year of incoming resources. Total funds increased to £1,812,357, driven by net investment gains of £40,860, while charitable expenditure reached £52,387. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“At 1 November 2025 this fund amounted to £34,276 (2024: £39,440), which is below the target of 1 year of incoming resources.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Birketts LLP provided legal services; JS Jones is a Legal Director at Birketts.
“The firm of Birketts provided legal services during the year on normal commercial terms at a cost to the charity of £5,721 (2024: £6,488). Of this sum, £326 was outstanding at the year end (2024: £3,054). JS Jones is a Legal Director at Birketts.” — page 16
“The firm of Barratt & Cooke, of which C W L Barratt is a non-executive director and S J Matthews is Associate Director, provided stockbroker services. During the year Barratt & Cooke received and retained commissions and management fees amounting to £4,524 (2024: £5,503).” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Barratt & Cooke provided stockbroker services; C W L Barratt is a non-executive director and S J Matthews is Associate Director.
“The firm of Birketts provided legal services during the year on normal commercial terms at a cost to the charity of £5,721 (2024: £6,488). Of this sum, £326 was outstanding at the year end (2024: £3,054). JS Jones is a Legal Director at Birketts.” — page 16
“The firm of Barratt & Cooke, of which C W L Barratt is a non-executive director and S J Matthews is Associate Director, provided stockbroker services. During the year Barratt & Cooke received and retained commissions and management fees amounting to £4,524 (2024: £5,503).” — page 16
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.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/11/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/11/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/11/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
01/11/2025£47k£52k
01/11/2024£46k£38k
01/11/2023£43k£47k
01/11/2022£48k£147k
01/11/2021£47k£33k

Common questions

Is THE MR AND MRS PHILIP RACKHAM CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £34,276, which the trustees explicitly state is below their policy target of maintaining one year of incoming resources. Total funds increased to £1,812,357, driven by net investment gains of £40,860, while charitable expenditure reached £52,387. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TAVERHAM1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAUL BASSHAM CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE MR AND MRS PHILIP RACKHAM CHARITABLE TRUST£47k——below—no doubt
THE PAUL BASSHAM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2023£425k—0unclear—no doubt
THE REVERE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£271k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MALCOLM ISAAC CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£62k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SUSAN AND STEPHEN JAMES CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT FY2024£377—0unclear—no doubt
THE RICHARD MEINS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£180k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.