R W MANN TRUST

Registered charity 1095699 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

An Endowed Charity which favours charitable causes in the North Tyneside and East Newcastle upon Tyne areas

Objects

TO PAY OR APPLY THE INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND IN EACH YEAR TO OR FOR SUCH ONE OR MORE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR PURPOSES AND IF MORE THAN ONE IN SUCH SHARES AS THE THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN ITS DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME SELECT

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£86k
Latest spending
£214k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds carried forward were £3,251,796, comprising an unrestricted fund of £920,682 and a restricted fund of £3,157,210. The charity reported a net outgoing of resources before holding gains of £127,202, which was offset by a profit on investment assets of £32,616. The trustees note that the bank overdraft is wholly due to unpresented cheques and that a credit bank balance is maintained at all times.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment Income (91% of income)
“The Trust relies for major part of its’ income on its’ investment portfolio.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Secretarial and Management Fee paid to Secretary who is spouse of Chairman
“A Secretarial and Management Fee of £18,000 (which includes all travel and incidental and office expenses) has been paid by the Trust for services provided by the Secretary, Mr. J. L Hamilton OBE, DL. (Mr Hamilton is the spouse of the Chairman of the Trust, Mrs. J. A. Hamilton.)” — page 14
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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£1.0m
Total spending
£249k
Cost of raising funds
£19k
Reserves (reported)
£3.1m
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (93% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.8% of total income.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Durham · Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£86k£214k
31/03/2024£80k£208k
31/03/2023£1.0m£249k
31/03/2022£50k£145k
31/03/2021£58k£87k

Common questions

Is R W MANN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds carried forward were £3,251,796, comprising an unrestricted fund of £920,682 and a restricted fund of £3,157,210. The charity reported a net outgoing of resources before holding gains of £127,202, which was offset by a profit on investment assets of £32,616. The trustees note that the bank overdraft is wholly due to unpresented cheques and that a credit bank balance is maintained at all times. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.