ERSKINE MUTON TRUST FUND

Registered charity 1130199 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the charity is to further the religious and other charitable work of the Church of England as carried out in any church or churches in Dorset (excluding St Peters Church, Eype)

Objects

TO FURTHER THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AS CARRIED OUT IN ANY CHURCH OR CHURCHES IN DORSET (EXCLUDING ST PETER'S CHURCH, EYPE).

Area of benefit: DORSET

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Winchester, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds amounted to £8,666,428, with free unrestricted reserves of £81,666. The trustees note that due to the availability of the expendable endowment fund, they do not consider it necessary to maintain significant free reserves. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £250,345 for the period, driven by investment income and gains.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Blue Spire Limited. 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• LUDLOW TRUST COMPANY (SOUTHAMPTON) LTD · trustee of 113 other charities

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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