J & C FINDLAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1093502 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The main objects of the Charity is the receipt of donations for charitable distribution within the U K or any other part of the world, as the Trustees see fit. In particular the Foundation will concentrate on making grants in the areas of education, religion, medicine and the arts, with an emphasis placed on supporting local charitable organisations.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND THE INCOME THEREOF (INCLUDING ANY INCOME ACCRUING OR ACCRUED BUT NOT RECEIVED AT THE DATE OF SETTLEMENT) UPON TRUST TO PAY OR APPLY THE SAID INCOME AND (IF AND SO OFTEN AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT) THE WHOLE OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL OF THE TRUST FUND AS THEY SHALL IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR IN ANY OTHER PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL AUTHORISE THE TRUSTEES TO APPLY ANY PART OF THE TRUST FUND OR THE INCOME THEREOF TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY OBJECTS OR PURPOSES AS AFORESAID SAVE THOSE REGARDED AS CHARITABLE BY THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Area of benefit: KENT - MAIDSTONE - HOLLING BOURNE

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 · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted reserves of £2,520,506, representing a strong asset position. The trustees note that while income is lower than in the prior year, the portfolio produced a good return, resulting in a net surplus of £162,194 for the year. The charity continues to pay grants in excess of current investment income, a strategy the trustees are prepared to maintain given the strong financial position.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• James William Findlay MBEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• CAROLE BARBARA FINDLAY
• CHRISTOPHER JOHN FINDLAY
• Katherine Henrietta Findlay Whittle

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

Operates in: Kent

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