GERRARD AND AUDREY COUCH CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1111347 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing assistance and support for charities and charitable purposes connected with - animals-rescuers at sea and seafarers-cultivation of medicine and surgery-churches in Merseyside

Objects

2.1 THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUSTTO APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIMEOR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH OF THE FOLLOWINGCHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THETRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.(A) PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR CHARITIES AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH ANIMALS (B) PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR CHARITIES AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH RESCUERS AT SEA AND SEAFARERS (C) PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR CHARITIES AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE CULTIVATION OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY (D) PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO CHARITIES AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH CHURCHES IN MERSEYSIDEOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTEDISCRETION THINK FIT2.2 THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION, FOR THE PERIOD OF 21 YEARS FROM THEDATE OF MY DEATH, INSTEAD OF APPLYING THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN ANY YEAR,ACCUMULATE ALL OR ANY PART OF SUCH INCOME AT COMPOUND INTEREST BY INVESTING THESAME, AND THE RESULTING INCOME, IN ANY AUTHORISED INVESTMENTS AND HOLD THE SAME ASAN ACCRETION TO AND AS PART OF THE CAPITAL OF THE CHARITY, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THEIRRIGHT TO APPLY THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF SUCH ACCUMULATED INCOME IN ANY SUBSEQUENTYEAR AS IF THE SAME WERE INCOME OF THE CHARITY ARISING IN THE THEN CURRENT YEAR.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

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 · Religious Activities · Animals · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £2,070,780 to £2,081,729 during the year, driven by net investment income. The trustees confirm that assets are adequate to meet obligations, and the independent examiner reported no material matters requiring attention.

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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• CLIVE THOMAS POINTON · trustee of 4 other charities
• Matthew Tozer

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

Operates in: Liverpool City · Wirral

Income and spending

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