MICHAEL AND LESLEY BENNETT CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1047611 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supporting established charitable institutions

Objects

TO OR TOWARDS OR FOR THE BENEFIT OR FURTHERANCE OF SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AT SUCH TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AND IN SUCH SHARES AND PROPORTIONS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME 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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net deficit of £29,192 for the year, primarily due to investment losses of £4,704, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing to £304,463. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirmed the charity has sufficient resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future and prepared the statements on a going concern basis. The charity does not employ staff or maintain significant fixed overheads, and no formal reserves policy is deemed necessary.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• MICHAEL BENNETTchair
• Jane Patricia Gistyn
• John Emmanuel Bennett
• LESLEY VALERIE BENNETT

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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