THE HOWBERRY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1080177 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trustees support a wide variety charitable causes throughout the British Isles, in particular South Oxfordshire and the Orkney Islands. The Trustees meet twice a year to consider applications and make grants. Although some donations may be made to the same charities each year, none are promised or guaranteed. The Trustees are unable to accept unsolicited applications.

Objects

TO SUCH CHARITIES OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE AND UNCONTROLLED DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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 · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £126,174, driven primarily by a £144,857 unrealised gain on investments, resulting in total funds of £1,248,345. The charity holds free undistributed reserves of £13,806 and explicitly states that no specific reserves policy is considered necessary at this time. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Georgia Celia Grimond
• JOHN JASPER GRIMOND
• ROBERTA KATE GRIMOND

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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