THE GERALD KERKUT CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1064724 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KERKUT TRUST

To support education and research in physiology within the University of Southampton by providing grants and studentships.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN PHYSIOLOGY AT SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY BY PROVIDING BURSARIES AND PRIZES TO STUDENTS OF PHYSIOLOGY AT SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY AND PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS AND TO OR FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE

Area of benefit: SOUTHAMPTON

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 accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £700,041, supported by investment gains and dividends, while grant expenditure decreased significantly from the prior year. The trustees report confidence that sufficient reserves exist to meet future grant requirements and confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 5 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
• Investment
• Risk management
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr ALAN LIONEL THOMAS
• Dr NIALL MCKINLAY HORN
• PROF ROBERT JAMES WALKER PHD DSC

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Hampshire · Manchester City · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · Southampton City

Income and spending

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