THE OVERSTALL CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1082580 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the trust are for the advancement of education of the general public and in particular. 1 to increase their knowledge understanding & appreciation of any matters of historic artistic architectural aesthetic or scientific interest. 2 The promotion of the study & appreciation of mathematics. 3 The creation of scholarships & bursaries or prizes to be awarded to pupils at any schools, c

Objects

FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING1. THE INCREASE OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF ANY MATTERS OF HISTORIC ARTISTIC ARCHITECTURAL AESTHETIC OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST2. THE PROMOTION OF THE STUDY AND APPRECIATION OF MATHEMATICS3. THE CREATION OF SCHOLARSHIPS OR BURSARIES OR PRIZES TO BE AWARDED TO ANY PUPILS AT ANY SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN ENGLAND4. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND TO MAKE DONATIONS TO SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS AT SUCH TIME OR RIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY 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.

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Registered contact address: Spelthorne, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£35k
Latest spending
£99k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,257,188, a decrease from the previous year's £1,321,265, as expenditure exceeded incoming resources. The Trustees report that the financial position establishes a sound platform for future activities and explicitly state that no reserves policy is needed as donations are made as funds become available.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£35k£99k
31/03/2024£36k£98k
31/03/2023£0£51k
31/03/2022£0£151k
31/03/2021£337£68k

Common questions

Is THE OVERSTALL CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,257,188, a decrease from the previous year's £1,321,265, as expenditure exceeded incoming resources. The Trustees report that the financial position establishes a sound platform for future activities and explicitly state that no reserves policy is needed as donations are made as funds become available. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST1£117k
NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST1£19k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHURCHGATE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE OVERSTALL CHARITABLE TRUST£35k—0unclear—no doubt
CHURCHGATE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£313k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HAWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£147k—0unclear—no doubt
OLD WARWICKIAN TRUST FY2025£69k—0unclear—no doubt
THE IHR TRUST FY2025£195k—0unclear—no doubt
W G S TRUST FY2025£862k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.