THE ELLEN MAVIS CHALK CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1118445 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General Charitable Purposes. Trust is open to applications. Please submit your application to https://funding.ludlowtrust.com

Objects

TO APPLY THE INCOME AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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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Registered contact address: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£57k
Latest spending
£74k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported free reserves of £6,607, a decrease from £19,325 in the previous year. The trustees maintain a policy of holding free reserves to cover future needs and contingencies, while also holding significant investable endowment assets valued at £1,314,083. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts or accounting records.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintaining a free reserve available to be spent in the furtherance of the charity’s objectives as well as covering future needs, opportunities, contingencies and risks (reserves figure: £7k)
“The Trustees pursue a policy of maintaining a free reserve available to be spent in the furtherance of the charity’s objectives as well as covering future needs, opportunities, contingencies and risks.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Ludlow Trust Company Limited is a corporate trustee and received fees.
“Ludlow Trust Company Limited was paid £9,448 for trust administration and cash management fees during the year under review. These fees are authorised under clause 13 of the trust deed.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 19/02/2026

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 19/02/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 19/02/2024

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
19/02/2026£57k£74k
19/02/2025£54k£79k
19/02/2024£38k£12k
19/02/2023£23k£118k
19/02/2022£22k£13k

Common questions

Is THE ELLEN MAVIS CHALK CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported free reserves of £6,607, a decrease from £19,325 in the previous year. The trustees maintain a policy of holding free reserves to cover future needs and contingencies, while also holding significant investable endowment assets valued at £1,314,083. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts or accounting records. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ELLEN MAVIS CHALK CHARITABLE TRUST£57k——unclear—no doubt
MRS IRIS NOREEN SETCHELL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£32k—0unclear—no doubt
THOMAS HENRY NORMAN ALLEN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£77k—0unclear—no doubt
THE THOMAS MOFFITT CLARK CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£70k—0unclear—no doubt
MARGARET JOAN CAMPION CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£47k—0unclear—no doubt
MISS RENE ETHEL CHECKLAND CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£34k——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.