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WILLIAM AND EDITH OLDHAM CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1050734 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity has distributed income to beneficiaries in accordance with the Trust Deed.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.4m
Latest spending
£319k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves increased to £9,532,747, supported by significant investment gains and legacy income. The Trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future and note that no restricted or designated reserves are held. The charity reported no fundraising costs as it does not undertake fundraising activities.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The Trust received £nil (2023: £79,532) by way of donations from P E Oldham, Settlor and Trustee of the Trust. There were no other related party transactions other than the legacy income totalling £3,239,183 received from P E Oldham's Estate referred to in note 20 above.
“The Trust received £nil (2023: £79,532) by way of donations from P E Oldham, Settlor and Trustee of the Trust. There were no other related party transactions other than the legacy income totalling £3,239,183 received from P E Oldham's Estate referred to in note 20 above.” — page 35
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Henry Reeves & Co Ltd. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£3.4m
Total spending
£319k
Reserves (reported)
£9.5m
Employees
0

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bexley · Bromley · Greenwich · Kent · Lewisham · Medway · Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£3.4m£319k
31/12/2023£214k£149k
31/12/2022£207k£50k
31/12/2021£237k£212k
31/12/2020£198k£12k

Common questions

Is WILLIAM AND EDITH OLDHAM CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves increased to £9,532,747, supported by significant investment gains and legacy income. The Trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future and note that no restricted or designated reserves are held. The charity reported no fundraising costs as it does not undertake fundraising activities. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Henry Reeves & Co Ltd.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
MENPHYS LIMITED1£45k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HARAMEAD TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WILLIAM AND EDITH OLDHAM CHARITABLE TRUST£3.4m—0unclear—no doubt
THE HARAMEAD TRUST FY2025£4.8m—0unclear—no doubt
ENGLISH HOLDINGS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£398k—0unclear—no doubt
BHM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£136k—0within—no doubt
THE HOMESTEAD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£279k—0above—no doubt
DR EDWARDS AND BISHOP KING'S FULHAM CHARITY FY2026£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt

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