THE PHILIP MARSDEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1083247 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO APPLY THE INCOME AND SUCH PARTS OF THE CAPITAL TOWARDS SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND TO MAKE DONATIONS TO SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Objects

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE WORLDWIDE

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£118k

Latest spending

£119k

Registered

2000

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £267,263, which is significantly above its stated policy target of £10,000. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding going concern and note that all reserves are easily accessible to ensure grants can continue to be paid.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £10,000 (reserves figure: £267k)

“The Trustees consider that the target for these reserves is £10,000.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 05/04/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

AUSTIN PHILIP MARSDEN · trustee of 1 other charity
Angus Austin Hodgart Marsden
Pollyanna Marsden
Rory John Roberts Marsden
VALERIE JUDITH SLOAN MARSDEN

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£118k	£119k
05/04/2024	£56k	£56k
05/04/2023	£108k	£108k
05/04/2022	£96k	£96k
05/04/2021	£101k	£115k

Common questions

Is THE PHILIP MARSDEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £267,263, which is significantly above its stated policy target of £10,000. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding going concern and note that all reserves are easily accessible to ensure grants can continue to be paid. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE PHILLIPS AND RUBENS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£300k

Charities like this

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

THE PHILLIPS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST income £100k
M I CHARITABLE TRUST income £21k
MANCHESTER CHARITABLE TRUST LTD income £154k
THE MATHER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST income £607k
THE HOMESTEAD CHARITABLE TRUST income £279k
BRIAN WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST income £126k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PHILIP MARSDEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	£118k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PHILLIPS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£100k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
M I CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£21k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MANCHESTER CHARITABLE TRUST LTD FY2025	£154k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE MATHER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£607k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HOMESTEAD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£279k	—	above	—	no doubt

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