THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1123757 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CARAVAN CHARITY TRUST

OUR LONG TERM PLAN IS TO SUPPORT IN A MAJOR WAY A PROPOSED RESPITE CARE HOME FOR SEVERELY DISABLED CHILDREN. IN ADDITION WE WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUAL CHARITIES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON DISABLED CARE, EDUCATION AND OCCASIONALLY SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN THE GENETICS FIELD.

Objects

A THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OR THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY 1 THE PROVISION OF RESPITE CARE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS AFFECTED BY SEVERE LONG-TERM DISABILITY AND2 THE PROMOTION OF GENETIC RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES OF SUCH DISABILITY, AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH ANDB THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OR SCIENCE, IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT LIMITATION) IN THE FIELD OF LONG-TERM DISABILITY.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Kensington and Chelsea, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£145k
Latest spending
£732k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £4,923,663 at the end of the financial year, representing a decrease from the previous year's £5,096,864. The trustees confirmed that assets are adequate to fulfill obligations for the next financial year, with no material risks identified in their risk assessment. The charity reported a net expenditure before investment gains of £586,505, offset by net investment gains of £410,151.

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.

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 30/06/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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
30/06/2025£145k£732k
30/06/2024£106k£490k
30/06/2023£135k£497k
30/06/2022£146k£358k
30/06/2021£183k£364k

Common questions

Is THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £4,923,663 at the end of the financial year, representing a decrease from the previous year's £5,096,864. The trustees confirmed that assets are adequate to fulfill obligations for the next financial year, with no material risks identified in their risk assessment. The charity reported a net expenditure before investment gains of £586,505, offset by net investment gains of £410,151. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST£145k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MICHAEL O'SULLIVAN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£380k—0unclear—no doubt
M I CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£21k—0unclear—no doubt
DR. VIVIAN CHILD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£51k—0below—no doubt
CULLUM FAMILY TRUST FY2025£788kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£124k—0unclear—no doubt

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