A J BENNEWITH CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1086826 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity's principal activity has been the support of other charities.

Objects

1. THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF, SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.2. THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION, INSTEAD OF APPLYING THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN ANY YEAR, ACCUMULATE ALL OR ANY PART OF SUCH INCOME AT COMPOUND INTEREST BY INVESTING THE SAME, AND THE RESULTING INCOME, IN ANY AUTHORISED INVESTMENTS AND HOLD THE SAME AS AN ACCRETION TO AND AS PART OF THE CAPITAL OF THE CHARITY, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THEIR RIGHT TO APPLY THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF SUCH ACCUMULATED INCOME IN ANY SUBSEQUENT YEAR AS IF THE SAME WERE INCOME OF THE CHARITY ARISING IN THE THEN CURRENT YEAR.

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 · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted net assets increased to £20,473 from £13,314 in the prior year, driven by net income of £7,159. The trustees report that the charity maintains sufficient reserves and regular donors to support its ongoing work. There are no disclosed material uncertainties or risks to the charity's continuation.

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.

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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• CAROL MARGARET ROSS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christine Bacon · trustee of 2 other charities
• LILLIAN MAY BENNEWITH
• Tony Bennewith

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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