THE BOWKETT FAMILY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1121932 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We offer accommodation at the seaside for respite for carers and poor vulnerable people with the advice of the St. Vincents de Paul Society in the Anglia Diocese of The Roman Catholic Church.

Objects

1 TO PROVIDE GRANT FUNDING TO BODIES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN PARTICULAR BY REASON OF THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OR THE SAVING OF LIVES, OR THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE.2 SUBJECT TO 1 ABOVE, THE PROVISION OF GRANT FUNDING FOR SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, 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: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Latest income
£29k
Latest spending
£14k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £1,206,364, which the Trustees consider adequate based on their annual review of future needs and income expectations. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £26,582 for the year, driven by investment gains and income exceeding charitable and fundraising expenditures. The Trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis without noting any material uncertainties.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate reserves are maintained, taking into account its analysis of future needs and opportunities, and having regard to expectations of future levels of income and expenditure (held: £1.2m)
“The charity has a reserves policy whereby adequate reserves are maintained, taking into account its analysis of future needs and opportunities, and having regard to expectations of future levels of income and expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £290k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£29k£14k
05/04/2024£26k£18k
05/04/2023£16k£15k
05/04/2022£13k£18k
05/04/2021£13k£26k

Common questions

Is THE BOWKETT FAMILY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £1,206,364, which the Trustees consider adequate based on their annual review of future needs and income expectations. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £26,582 for the year, driven by investment gains and income exceeding charitable and fundraising expenditures. The Trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis without noting any material uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.