GARDEN ROUTE CHILDREN'S TRUST
Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts
The accounts state that the charity's financial position was secure and stable at the end of the 2023 financial year. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting approximately 40% of estimated total remittances for the following twelve months, with actual unrestricted reserves held at £106,555. The charity relies on skilled volunteers to keep operational costs to an absolute minimum, under 2% of total donations.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees try to ensure that at the end of the financial year there are sufficient bank deposits to cover approximately 40% of the estimated total remittances for the following twelve months.”
Trustees
- Ruth Jean Burnschair
- ALISON LEWIS
- CATHERINE LOUISE MICHELL
- CATHY WILLIAMSON
- MARK KENNETH CHAPMAN
- Nicola Jane Viakovsky
- Nicola Martha Ernestine Galazka
- Patrick John Fleming
- Paul Hurrell
- RUTH BURNS
- Ruth Guthrie
- Sophie Burns
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £113k | £94k |
| 31/12/2024 | £77k | £101k |
| 31/12/2023 | £84k | £95k |
| 31/12/2022 | £73k | £98k |
| 31/12/2021 | £86k | £83k |
Common questions
Is GARDEN ROUTE CHILDREN'S TRUST financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity's financial position was secure and stable at the end of the 2023 financial year. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting approximately 40% of estimated total remittances for the following twelve months, with actual unrestricted reserves held at £106,555. The charity relies on skilled volunteers to keep operational costs to an absolute minimum, under 2% of total donations. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds GARDEN ROUTE CHILDREN'S TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name GARDEN ROUTE CHILDREN'S TRUST as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF OXSHOTT.
Shared trustees with funders
- Ruth Jean Burns — trustee here and at THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF OXSHOTT
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF OXSHOTT | FY2024 | £2k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF OXSHOTT | FY2025 | £2k |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MAKERS OF PLAYING CARDS CHARITY | 1 | — |
| The Ethos Foundation | 1 | £1.8m |
| B&Q Foundation | 1 | £210k |
| THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION | 1 | £152k |
| THE KPMG FOUNDATION | 1 | £92k |
| THE HABERDASHERS' FOUNDATION | 1 | £75k |
| The Caring Family Foundation | 1 | £70k |
| THE TANLAW FOUNDATION | 1 | £40k |