THE PELL CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1135398 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the Trust are to further such objects or purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales in any part of the world and in such manner as the Trustees may in their absolute discretion think fit

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Latest income

£249k

Latest spending

£228k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £51,765 from £25,444 in the prior year, supported by significant investment income and sales. The charity maintains a policy of keeping free reserves available for future needs and contingencies, while holding substantial endowment investments valued at £1,486,870. No funds were in deficit at the end of the reporting period.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintaining a free reserve available to be spent in the furtherance of the charity’s objectives as well as covering future needs, opportunities, contingencies and risks (held: £52k)

“The Trustees pursue a policy of maintaining a free reserve available to be spent in the furtherance of the charity’s objectives as well as covering future needs, opportunities, contingencies and risks.”

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

GORDON FRANCIS PELL
Ludlow Trust Company Ltd · trustee of 1 other charity
MARIAN PRISCILLA PELL · trustee of 1 other charity
Oliver David Pell
Victoria Lundgren

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/01/2026	£249k	£228k
31/01/2025	£179k	£201k
31/01/2024	£137k	£120k
31/01/2023	£175k	£129k
31/01/2022	£10k	£171k

Common questions

Is THE PELL CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £51,765 from £25,444 in the prior year, supported by significant investment income and sales. The charity maintains a policy of keeping free reserves available for future needs and contingencies, while holding substantial endowment investments valued at £1,486,870. No funds were in deficit at the end of the reporting period. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£60k
MOISHE AND ESTHER ITZINGER FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£5k
THE LAUFFER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PILLING TRUST FUND.

THE PILLING TRUST FUND income £351k
PENINIM CHARITY TRUST income £319k
THE JEANNINE VASSILIOU CHARITABLE TRUST income £115k
DOLLOND CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.6m
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST income £539k
THE BLANES TRUST income £112k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PELL CHARITABLE TRUST	£249k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PILLING TRUST FUND FY2025	£351k	—	above	—	no doubt
PENINIM CHARITY TRUST FY2025	£319k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE JEANNINE VASSILIOU CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£115k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DOLLOND CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£1.6m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£539k	—	above	—	no doubt

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