MRS KATHLEEN LOUISE JANE BARTLETT DECEASED CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1099242 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To benefit Salvation Army, RSPCA, RNLI and Macmillan Cancer Relief.

Objects

TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL OR SUCH ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CHARITIES:- SALVATION ARMY ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (RSCPA) ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTE (RNLI) MACMILLAN CANCER RELIEF IN SUCH SHARES IF MORE THAN ONE AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · Animals · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£38k
Latest spending
£50k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £3,734 at the end of the reporting period, with a stated policy to maintain free reserves to cover future needs and contingencies. Total incoming resources were £13,788, while grants awarded totaled £38,496, funded in part by transfers from expendable endowment funds. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income and bank interest (100% of income)
“Total incoming resources for the year were £13,788 (2025: £20,984), comprising investment income and bank interest.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: maintaining a free reserve available to be spent in the furtherance of the charity’s objectives as well as covering future needs, opportunities, contingencies and risks (reserves figure: £4k)
“The Trustees pursue a policy of maintaining a free reserve available to be spent in the furtherance of the charity’s objectives as well as covering future needs, opportunities, contingencies and risks.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Ludlow Trust Company (corporate trustee) received £7,021 for administration/cash management. No individual trustees received remuneration.
“No trustee received any remuneration nor reimbursed any expenses in the year under review. Ludlow Trust Company was paid fees £7,021 (2025: £8,480) for trust administration and cash management fees during the year under review.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Ludlow Trust Company, a corporate trustee, was paid fees for trust administration and cash management.
“Ludlow Trust Company was paid fees £7,021 (2025: £8,480) for trust administration and cash management fees during the year under review. These fees are authorised under clause 2 of the trust deed.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 15/02/2026

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 15/02/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 15/02/2024

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 15/02/2025 (received 16/12/2025, 1 day after the 15/12/2025 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
15/02/2026£38k£50k
15/02/2025£48k£53k
15/02/2024£21k£51k
15/02/2023£15k£8k
15/02/2022£14k£8k

Common questions

Is MRS KATHLEEN LOUISE JANE BARTLETT DECEASED CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £3,734 at the end of the reporting period, with a stated policy to maintain free reserves to cover future needs and contingencies. Total incoming resources were £13,788, while grants awarded totaled £38,496, funded in part by transfers from expendable endowment funds. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MRS KATHLEEN LOUISE JANE BARTLETT DECEASED CHARITABLE TRUST£38k—0unclear—no doubt
MARGARET JOAN CAMPION CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£47k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MARGARET BUTCHERS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£26k—0unclear—no doubt
MISS RENE ETHEL CHECKLAND CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£34k——unclear—no doubt
THE DENIS JAMES BARTLETT AND BRIGID CATHERINE CLARE BARTLETT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£37k—0unclear—no doubt
MRS IRIS NOREEN SETCHELL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£32k—0unclear—no doubt

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