THE PHILLIPS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1057019 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Make donations to the RNLIMake donations to any other charity working for the welfare of all seafarers around the coastline of Great Britain and Ireland Make donations to the National Trust and the National Trust (Scotland) for the furtherance of their workMake donations to any charity concerned with animal husbandry and welfareMake donations to smaller one off national or local projects

Objects

(1) TO MAKE DONATIONS TO THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION (2) TO MAKE DONATIONS TO ANY OTHER CHARITY OR INDIVIDUAL WORKING FOR THE WELFARE OF ALL SEAFARERS AROUND THE COASTLINE OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND (3) TO MAKE DONATIONS TO THE NATIONAL TRUST AND THE NATIONAL TRUST (SCOTLAND) FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THEIR WORK (4) TO MAKE DONATIONS TO ANY CHARITY OR OTHER ORGANISATION CONCERNED WITH ANIMAL HUSBANDRY CARE AND WELFARE (5) TO MAKE DONATIONS TO SMALLER ONE-OFF NATIONAL OR LOCAL PROJECTS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTS (6) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECT OR OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT TO SUPPORT OR ESTABLISH

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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Latest income
£77k
Latest spending
£85k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that all funds are restricted, resulting in zero free reserves, with total net assets of £2,858,223. The charity reported a net outgoing resource of £8,651 and a decrease in restricted funds of £27,162 due to investment revaluation losses. The trustees maintain a cautious confidence in the future despite reduced income available for grants.

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
“All of the funds of the Charity are restricted and therefore there are no ‘free’ reserves. However, the Trustees have the power to pay management and administration expenses though do not consider it necessary to allocate reserves for future expenditure of this nature” — page 5
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: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£77k£85k
05/04/2024£63k£114k
05/04/2023£66k£56k
05/04/2022£61k£59k
05/04/2021£58k£68k

Common questions

Is THE PHILLIPS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that all funds are restricted, resulting in zero free reserves, with total net assets of £2,858,223. The charity reported a net outgoing resource of £8,651 and a decrease in restricted funds of £27,162 due to investment revaluation losses. The trustees maintain a cautious confidence in the future despite reduced income available for grants. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.