ROTARY CLUB OF MARLOW BENEVOLENT TRUST FUND

Registered charity 1024392 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ROTARY CLUB OF MARLOW

Raise money from events, collections etc to fund local, national and international charities and projects.

Objects

GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES

Area of benefit: IN PARCTICE IN AND AROUND MARLOW

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: Buckinghamshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£50k

Latest spending

£50k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £13,020 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds. Despite this deficit, the charity maintains unrestricted funds of £11,373 and holds significant liquid assets in bank deposit and current accounts. The trustees note that systems are established to mitigate risks and that the charity continues its fundraising and grant-making activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Events (63% of income)

“The Charity's income during the year totalled £50,243 being £41,410 raised from events and £8,833 from donations received.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 43.7% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“The Charity's income during the year totalled £50,243 being £41,410 raised from events and £8,833 from donations received. Events expenditure amounted to £18,121” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: a level that gives the Trustees flexibility, if they wish, to give an immediate donation in response to a particular event (held: £11k)

“It is the policy of the Charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the Charity, at a level that gives the Trustees flexibility, if they wish, to give an immediate donation in response to a particular event” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rotary Club of Marlow (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID DUXBURYchair
Dr Christopher Richard Kelsey
IAN SHEPHERD
JOHN ELLIOT

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£50k	£50k
30/06/2024	£24k	£23k
30/06/2023	£27k	£27k
30/06/2022	£31k	£38k
30/06/2021	£34k	£39k

Common questions

Is ROTARY CLUB OF MARLOW BENEVOLENT TRUST FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £13,020 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds. Despite this deficit, the charity maintains unrestricted funds of £11,373 and holds significant liquid assets in bank deposit and current accounts. The trustees note that systems are established to mitigate risks and that the charity continues its fundraising and grant-making activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROTARY CLUB OF BRAMHALL AND WOODFORD CHARITIES TRUST FUND.

ROTARY CLUB OF BRAMHALL AND WOODFORD CHARITIES TRUST FUND income £60k
THE ROTARY CLUB OF ASHBOURNE TRUST FUND income £31k
ROTARY CLUB OF RUGBY BENEVOLENT FUND income £35k
SIDCUP ROTARY CLUB BENEVOLENT TRUST income £51k
ROTARY CLUB OF TARPORLEY TRUST FUND income £62k
ROTARY CLUB OF RAMSBOTTOM TRUST FUND income £26k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ROTARY CLUB OF MARLOW BENEVOLENT TRUST FUND	£50k	—	unclear	43.7%	no doubt
ROTARY CLUB OF BRAMHALL AND WOODFORD CHARITIES TRUST FUND FY2025	£60k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROTARY CLUB OF ASHBOURNE TRUST FUND FY2025	£31k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROTARY CLUB OF RUGBY BENEVOLENT FUND FY2025	£35k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SIDCUP ROTARY CLUB BENEVOLENT TRUST FY2025	£51k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROTARY CLUB OF TARPORLEY TRUST FUND FY2025	£62k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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