THE RAY HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1122811 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE RAY HARRIS CHARITABLE ORGANISATION

This is a grant making charity. Applications for grants are sought from individuals and charitable organisations within West Wiltshire particularly Trowbridge, North Wiltshire south of the M4, and Bath. Grants are made to charities and individuals within the target area covering the arts, eduaction, medecine and mental health, youth organisations and projects, social welfare and conservation.

Objects

1)THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST 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 DISCRETION THINK FIT2)THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION, FOR THE PERIOD OF 21 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THIS DEED, INSTEAD OF APPLYING THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN ANY YEAR, ACCUMULATE ALL OR ANY PART OF SUCH INCOME BY INVESTING THE SAME, AND THE RESULTING INCOME, IN ANY INVESTMENTS AUTHORISED BY THIS DEED OR BY LAW AS AN ACCRETION TO AND AS PART OF THE CAPITAL OF THE CHARITY, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THEIR RIGHT TO APPLY THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF SUCH ACCUMULATED INCOME IN ANY SUBSEQUENT YEAR AS IF THE SAME WERE INCOME OF THE CHARITY ARISING IN THE THEN CURRENT YEAR

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED IN PRACTICE BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET. WILTSHIRE

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 · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,431,535, which the Trustees consider sufficient to ensure the future of the trust for the foreseeable future. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The Trustees explicitly state that due to the ability to distribute from both capital and income, there is no need for a specific reserve policy.

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 3 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.

• 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
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• JEREMY JOHN THRINGchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• ANDREW PITT · trustee of 1 other charity
• CHARLES IVO WORTHINGTON HIGNETT
• JAMES LAYTON

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Wiltshire

Income and spending

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