THE H R PRATT BOORMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1089880 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity's principal activity during the period was the provision of awards to deserving causes in the furtherance of its aims.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED BELOW IN SUCH PROPORTIONS IN SUCH MANNER AND SUBJECT TO SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE. 2. IN THIS DEED THE EXPRESSION "CHARITABLE PURPOSES" SHALL MEAN SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Latest income
£25k
Latest spending
£22k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £956,760, which is below the trustees' stated objective target of £1,000,000. The charity reported a net income of £23,732 driven by investment gains and has no employees or fundraising costs, relying solely on investment income to fund grants.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £1,000,000 (held: £957k)
“The Trustees objective is to accumulate reserves of £1,000,000.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£25k£22k
31/12/2023£25k£22k
31/12/2022£25k£24k
31/12/2021£25k£22k
31/12/2020£25k£60k

Common questions

Is THE H R PRATT BOORMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £956,760, which is below the trustees' stated objective target of £1,000,000. The charity reported a net income of £23,732 driven by investment gains and has no employees or fundraising costs, relying solely on investment income to fund grants. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund30/03/2010£50k"Kent Messenger Digital Archive project"