PARADIGM NORTON TRUST

Registered charity 1116837 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PNT

The objects of the charity are:to further any charitable purpose, whether or not the purpose is carried out within England and Wales or elsewhere, orto benefit any charitable institution, whether or not its works are carried out within England or Wales or elsewhere.

Objects

3.1 TO FURTHER ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE, WHETHER OR NOT THE PURPOSE IS CARRIED OUT WITHIN ENGLAND AND WALES OR ELSEWHERE OR3.2 TO BENEFIT ANY CHARITABLE INSTITUTION, WHETHER OR NOT ITS WORKS ARE CARRIED OUT WITHIN ENGLAND AND WALES OR NOT.

Area of benefit: ENGLAND AND WALES OR ELSEWHERE

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 · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £40,776 at the end of the financial year, an increase from £38,066 in the previous year. The trustees note that while their reserves policy aims to maintain a cap of £30,000, they are comfortable with the balance dipping below this figure at times during the year. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £2,710 for the year, funded primarily by donations from Paradigm Norton Financial Planning Ltd.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Matthew John Goddardchair
• Georgina Rose Hopkinson
• Kimberley Jayne Barnard
• Lucy Sarah Bennett
• Victoria Elizabeth Pople

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

Operates in: Bristol City · Burma · Ethiopia · Ghana · India · Kenya · Nepal · Norfolk · North Somerset · Somerset · South Africa · Uganda

Income and spending

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