WOLSEY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1116597 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WOLSEY TRUST

Charitable Activities began on 28th February 2007.Involves relief of sickness and financial hardship and to provide for better education, either generally or individually, in various parts of the world, but particularly in India

Objects

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROVIDE FOR BETTER EDUCATION, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN AFRICA AND INDIA BY:(1) MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO PROVIDE FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES FOR THE RELIEF OF THE SICK/POOR, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF LOANS;(2) THE PROVISION OF SCHOOLING, INCLUDING MAKING GRANTS FOR PAYMENTS FOR SCHOOL AND COLLEGE FEES, SKILLS TRAINING, ADVICE AND SUPPORT; AND(3) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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 · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £486,672, exceeding the trustees' policy target of three months' running costs. The charity is primarily funded by family donations and has no disclosed material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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 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.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 05945378

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• MERALI, Nizar Roshanali, Dr — director, appointed 25/09/2006on trustee list
• DEWJI-ALIU, Azmeena — director, appointed 25/09/2006on trustee list
• MERALI, Afzal Nizar — director, appointed 25/09/2006on trustee list
• MERALI, Farida — director, appointed 25/09/2006on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Nizar Roshanali Abdulrasul MERALIchair
• AFZAL MERALI
• AZMEENA DEWJI-ALIU
• FARIDA MERALI

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

Operates in: India · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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