BRIAN WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1059736 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income

£126k

Latest spending

£248k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £4,378,465, with the Trustees confirming sufficient funds to continue grant payments for the foreseeable future. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £77,276, driven by investment gains and income exceeding charitable expenditure. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were identified in the filing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves... to meet day to day running costs (held: £4.4m)

“The Trustees keep sufficient reserves in an instant access account to meet day to day running costs of the organisation.” — 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

JOHN BARTON PICKUPchair
Margaret Lindsay Occleston
Ruth Eveline Downes

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£126k	£248k
31/12/2024	£131k	£160k
31/12/2023	£130k	£207k
31/12/2022	£183k	£266k
31/12/2021	£127k	£131k

Common questions

Is BRIAN WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £4,378,465, with the Trustees confirming sufficient funds to continue grant payments for the foreseeable future. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £77,276, driven by investment gains and income exceeding charitable expenditure. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were identified in the filing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GALE FAMILY CHARITY TRUST.

GALE FAMILY CHARITY TRUST income £850k
SWIRE 2765 income £2.2m
THE TANAGRA FOUNDATION income £147k
BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST income £101k
The A and J Charitable Trust income £590k
GRAFF FOUNDATION income £1.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRIAN WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST	£126k	—	above	—	no doubt
GALE FAMILY CHARITY TRUST FY2025	£850k	—	above	—	no doubt
SWIRE 2765 FY2024	£2.2m	—	above	—	no doubt
THE TANAGRA FOUNDATION FY2024	£147k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The A and J Charitable Trust FY2025	£590k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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