THE PLOWRIGHT CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1063166 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE DAVID AND PATRICIA GIBBONS CHARITABLE TRUST

Supports charities known to the trustees, generally with a local benefit in the area known to them.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL STAND POSSESSED OF THE TRUST FUND AND THE INCOME THEREOF UPON TRUST TO PAY APPLY OR APPROPRIATE THE INCOME AND THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL THEREOF AT ANY TIME OR FROM TIME TO TIME GENERALLY FOR SUCH PURPOSES OR OBJECTS WHICH ARE FROM TIME TO TIME RECOGNISED AS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT AND THE TIME AND MANNER OF SUCH PAYMENT OR APPLICATION OR APPROPRIATION OF THE TRUST FUND AND THE INCOME THEREOF SHALL BE AT THE ABSOLUTE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT THE TRUSTEES MAY DURING THE PERIOD OF 21 YEARS FROM THE DATE HEREOF ACCUMULATE ANY PART OF THE INCOME BY CAPITALISING IT AS AN ACCRETION TO AND PART OF THE TRUST FUND.

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 Plowright Charitable Trust held unrestricted reserves of £1,111,343 at the end of the period, which the trustees stated were maintained to respond to emergency appeals. The charity's financial position was supported by investment income and donations, allowing it to continue its grant-making activities at a similar or higher level than the previous year.

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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2024)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Gibbonschair
• GIBBONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
• SALLY ANN GIBBONS

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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