THE KERBASCOL TRUST

Registered charity 1131967 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To help disadvantaged young people

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 THE THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.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 OF THE CHARITY ARISING IN THE THEN CURRENT YEAR.

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.

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Registered contact address: Basingstoke and Deane, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£93k
Latest spending
£28k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £951,880, supported by investment gains and new donations. The trustees report that reserves are maintained at a healthy level to meet ongoing commitments, with no specific policy target disclosed. The charity received an independent examination with no material matters requiring attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to enable the Trust to meet its ongoing commitments to beneficiaries and to cover operational costs (reserves figure: £952k)
“The Trustees maintain sufficient reserves to enable the Trust to meet its ongoing commitments to beneficiaries and to cover operational costs.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Sue and Michael Pragnell contributed funds to the trust.
“During the six weeks prior to that update, a further £100,000 had been contributed to the Trust by Sue and Michael Pragnell.”
“In March 2025, having reviewed the Trust’s cash position of approximately £129,000, the Trustees agreed to invest a further £115,000 into the Balanced Asset Portfolio” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Sue and Michael Pragnell contributed further funds.
“During the six weeks prior to that update, a further £100,000 had been contributed to the Trust by Sue and Michael Pragnell.”
“In March 2025, having reviewed the Trust’s cash position of approximately £129,000, the Trustees agreed to invest a further £115,000 into the Balanced Asset Portfolio” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The Chairman completed and submitted the Trust’s Annual Return to the Charity Commission for the financial period ended 30 September 2024, following an extension granted in light of Sue’s death and the resulting administrative disruption.
“The Chairman completed and submitted the Trust’s Annual Return to the Charity Commission for the financial period ended 30 September 2024, following an extension granted in light of Sue’s death and the resulting administrative disruption.” — page 3
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.

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 30/09/2025

  • Volunteers: 4
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 30/09/2025 (received 17/08/2026, 18 days after the 30/07/2026 due date); year ending 30/09/2024 (received 15/06/2026, 320 days after the 30/07/2025 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. 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: Hampshire · Throughout London · West Berkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£93k£28k
30/09/2024£130k£41k
30/09/2023£73k£32k
30/09/2022£56k£41k
30/09/2021£35k£24k

Common questions

Is THE KERBASCOL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £951,880, supported by investment gains and new donations. The trustees report that reserves are maintained at a healthy level to meet ongoing commitments, with no specific policy target disclosed. The charity received an independent examination with no material matters requiring attention. 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 KERBASCOL TRUST£93k—0above—no doubt
PARKLAKE CHARITY TRUST FY2025£115k—0unclear—no doubt
OUR HIDDEN TREASURE FY2025£111k—0unclear—no doubt
MOTIVATION AND LEARNING TRUST FY2025£60k—0unclear—no doubt
KOLLEL SKVER TRUST FY2025£255k—0unclear—no doubt
JOHN COLLINGS EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£40k—0unclear—no doubt

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