PODDE TRUST

Registered charity 1016322 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Support of organisations and individuals, in the UK and abroad, involved in Christian work.

Objects

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.

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Registered contact address: Gloucester, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£86k

Latest spending

£86k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds were maintained at £5,610, which is above the stated policy target of no more than £5,000. The charity reported a net income increase of £259 compared to the previous year, with total income rising to £86,357 and total expenditure to £86,098.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no more than £5,000 (reserves figure: £6k)

“It is the policy of the trust that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level no more than £5,000.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds 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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Conlan
Dr DAVID FLEMING MAXTED · trustee of 1 other charity
MR ANDY GENT
Peter GODFREY

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

Operates in: Cyprus · France · Italy · Japan · South Africa · Tanzania · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£86k	£86k
05/04/2024	£71k	£71k
05/04/2023	£69k	£70k
05/04/2022	£66k	£83k
05/04/2021	£57k	£68k

Common questions

Is PODDE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds were maintained at £5,610, which is above the stated policy target of no more than £5,000. The charity reported a net income increase of £259 compared to the previous year, with total income rising to £86,357 and total expenditure to £86,098. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
NORWICH CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES	1	£25k
REDEEMER WORTHING LTD	1	£22k
NORMAN WHITELEY TRUST	1	£22k
FREE METHODIST CHURCH, FULWOOD	1	£17k
THE DEO GLORIA TRUST	1	£15k
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF ALDERMAN JOHN NORMAN	1	£13k
Norwich Freemen's Charity	1	£10k
THE STRANGWARD TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STROUD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP.

STROUD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP income £110k
TRACE CHARITABLE TRUST income £350k
REMEDY TRUST income £959k
FOUNT income £89k
ASSIST TRUST income £1.4m
INTERNATIONAL AID TRUST income £1.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PODDE TRUST	£86k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STROUD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP FY2025	£110k	—	above	—	no doubt
TRACE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£350k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
REMEDY TRUST FY2025	£959k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FOUNT FY2025	£89k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ASSIST TRUST FY2025	£1.4m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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