MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1063418 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Primarily to relieve the hardship faced by prisoners and the families of prisoners and relieving the suffering of animals. Other charitable purposes at the trustees discretion.

Objects

(SUMMARY OF PRIMARY OBJECTS) 1. TO RELIEVE IN CASES OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS PERSONS WHO ARE CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL OFFENCES OR THEIR SPOUSES, WIDOWS, WIDOWERS OR DEPENDANTS (EXCLUDING THAT CAUSED BY THE IMPOSITION OF FINES ETC). 2. TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS THAT ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OR MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION AND CARE OF UNWANTED ANIMALS OR THE TREATMENT OR SICK OR ILL-TREATED ANIMALS. SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE TRUST DEED FOR FULL DETAILS.

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Animals · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £8,740,587, comprising £4,978,756 in unrestricted funds and £3,761,831 in endowment funds. The trustees report that the permanent endowment generates sufficient income to cover charitable grants and administrative costs, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The trustees have not yet set a monetary reserves target, noting that potential primary beneficiaries are significantly higher than those currently being serviced.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by TC Group. 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHESTER JOHN HUNT
• DEBORAH SUSAN JENKINS · trustee of 1 other charity
• KATHY DORIS MAYBERRY
• WANDA JANE BAKER

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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