THE DELMAN CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1091068 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Relief of poverty, support of education and charitable institutions.

Objects

TO OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS OR OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECT OR OBJECTS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT

Area of benefit: ANY PART OF THE WORLD

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 · Get email alerts

Latest income
£51k
Latest spending
£56k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £290,394 as of 31 March 2025, a decrease from the previous year's £295,121. The trustees report that this balance represents an acceptable level of reserves, noting a policy to maintain cash reserves to enable distributions to continue even if the charity were to experience temporary income difficulties. Per the independent examiner's report, no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the financial statements or accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain cash reserves to enable distributions to continue even if the charity were to experience temporary income difficulties (held: £290k)
“It is the charity's policy to maintain cash reserves to enable distributions to continue even if the charity were to experience temporary income difficulties.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Aggregate donations of £42,500 received from trustees and related parties.
“During the year aggregate donations of £42,500 were received from trustees and related parties.” — page 13
“Additionally, Mr M De Lange, a trustee loaned £36,332 to the charity on an interest free basis in a previous year. This is still outstanding at the year end.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee M De Lange loaned £36,332 to the charity on an interest-free basis, outstanding at year-end.
“During the year aggregate donations of £42,500 were received from trustees and related parties.” — page 13
“Additionally, Mr M De Lange, a trustee loaned £36,332 to the charity on an interest free basis in a previous year. This is still outstanding at the year end.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 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: Brent · Hackney · Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£51k£56k
31/03/2024£125k£57k
31/03/2023£60k£89k
31/03/2022£91k£47k
31/03/2021£67k£36k

Common questions

Is THE DELMAN CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £290,394 as of 31 March 2025, a decrease from the previous year's £295,121. The trustees report that this balance represents an acceptable level of reserves, noting a policy to maintain cash reserves to enable distributions to continue even if the charity were to experience temporary income difficulties. Per the independent examiner's report, no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the financial statements or accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.