THE SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL ARCHIVE TRUST

Registered charity 1045646 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust exists to advance the education of the public by acquiring, holding, restoring and maintaining the Churchill Archive and by making it available for the purposes of research and viewing.

Objects

1.PRIMARILY THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BY ACQUIRING HOLDING RESORING AND MAINTAINING THE CHURCHILL ARCHIVE AND BY MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO SCHOLARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESEARCH (AND PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH) AND AS APPROPRIATE TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE PURPOSE OF VIEWING 2.THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £283,703, which exceeds its stated policy target of retaining one year of expenditure (estimated at no more than £90,000). The trustees confirm that assets are available to fulfil obligations and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Lord Paul Boateng PCchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Jessica Pearsall Hall
• Dr William Frame
• Professor Deborah Anne Prentice · trustee of 2 other charities
• Professor Sharon Jayne Peacock
• Robert John Ketteridge
• Tamsin Melanie James · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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