THE ROSALIND HICKS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1050135 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides grants to charitable organisations

Objects

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND TO MAKE DONATIONS TO SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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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Latest income
£50k
Latest spending
£32k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £95,372 for the year, driven by investment gains and royalty income. Total funds increased to £977,572, with unrestricted reserves standing at £16,229, which the trustees note is not considered appropriate to meet current commitments without drawing down from the endowment fund. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern and maintained a reserves policy target of £600,000.

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 (held: £16k; policy: £600,000)
“The current level of unrestricted reserves (£4,300 plus future annual royalty income) is not considered appropriate to meet current commitments and expenses.”
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City · Cornwall · Devon · Dorset · Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£50k£32k
29/02/2024£47k£65k
28/02/2023£39k£63k
28/02/2022£42k£57k
28/02/2021£29k£15k

Common questions

Is THE ROSALIND HICKS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £95,372 for the year, driven by investment gains and royalty income. Total funds increased to £977,572, with unrestricted reserves standing at £16,229, which the trustees note is not considered appropriate to meet current commitments without drawing down from the endowment fund. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern and maintained a reserves policy target of £600,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.