THE CHRISTOPHER MOYES MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1123491 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PREBEND TRUST

The relief of hardship, to help children, families, the elderly and people who are sick or have disabilities that are in need of financial assistance. Assistance of education to assist in the provision of education by way of financial support towards provision of education to individuals, donations to educational institutes, or donations to charities that assist with the provision of education.

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 AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING.2 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 FO THE CHARITY ARISING IN THE THEN CURRENT YEAR.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, DURHAM.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Darlington, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £131,968 for the year ended 5 April 2025, primarily driven by investment losses. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains free reserves of £249,171, which exceeds its stated operating reserve policy of £10,000 sufficient to settle short-term liabilities.

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.

• Complaints handling
• 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
• Investment
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• JANICE ROSALAND MOYESchair
• Abigail Lucy Theresa Holt
• Professor GRAHAM JOHN KING
• RONA FELLOWS

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Durham

Income and spending

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