THE EDDYSTONE TRUST

Registered charity 1078268 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EDDYSTONE, PLYMOUTH EDDYSTONE GROUP, PLYMOUTH EDDYSTONE TRUST

The Eddystone Trust provides information and support for anyone concerned about HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, and sexual health.

Objects

1.1.1 for the benefit of the public to advance education and awareness of HIV, and other sexual health and related issues1.1.2 to promote and provide support services, including professional counselling, access to information, advocacy and practical help, to those concerned by HIV, and Hepatitis C, thereby to alleviate the distress of those affected1.1.3 to alleviate hardship for those affected by HIV and Hepatitis C

Area of benefit: THROUGHOUT ENGLAND & WALES

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £111,025 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £635,050. The trustees confirm that the charity is in a fit state to move from crisis to consolidation and growth, with no material uncertainties regarding its 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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Eddystone Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~10.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 11.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (04/01/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Daniel John Smale
• Lisa Telfer Brunton

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon · Gloucestershire · North Somerset · Plymouth City · Somerset · South Gloucestershire · Torbay · Worcestershire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HEPATITIS C TRUST.

• THE HEPATITIS C TRUST income £8.7m
• THE STONEYGATE TRUST income £2.3m
• THE BIDDESTONE TRUST income £127k
• Wavestone UK Trust income £152k
• ST EDMUNDS TRUST income £107k
• THE ECOLOGY TRUST income £2.0m

Side by side with its peers

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