FORCES CHILDREN'S TRUST

Registered charity 1104212 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FORCES CHILDREN'S TRUST (IN MEMORY OF MAJOR MATTHEW HARPER-TITCHENER)

To assist any dependant children who are in need, whose father or mother has died or has sustained life-changing injuries whilst serving as a member of the Armed Forces and such other occupations as determined from time to time by the trustees.

Objects

TO ASSIST ANY DEPENDENT CHILDREN WHO ARE IN NEED, WHOSE FATHER OR MOTHER HAS DIED OR HAS SUSTAINEDLIFE-CHANGING INJURIES WHILST SERVING AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES AND SUCH OTHER OCCUPATIONS AS DETERMINED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE TRUSTEES.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,427,047, which represents a significant surplus over its operational costs. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity generated a net income surplus of £79,480 for the year, bolstered by investment gains.

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 5 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Forces Children's Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Lottery 4 Forces — “Lottery 4 Forces is proud to support Forces Children’s Trust.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (18/09/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALISON LOUISE HAYES
• CAROLINE JOAN PARRY
• James Frederick Paul Hancock
• Joe Brader
• Rachel Bucklow

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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