THE CASTANEA TRUST

Registered charity 1136180 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

to charites whose activities are to improve the quality of life for ex service personnel and their families,to improve quality of life for children who are sick and to help their wishes come true, to reduce animal suffering and to support care for older people.

Objects

TO ADVANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AT LAW

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Animals · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £11,050,977, an increase from the previous year's £10,823,195. The trustees report that sufficient funds are maintained to meet charitable objectives and consider investments as expendable endowments providing a predictable income stream. No specific reserves policy target is stated, but the trustees aim to utilize income funds for grant-making while maintaining capital for growth.

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 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• IAN FORSYTH LEE DUNCANchair
• Louise Ann Scholes · trustee of 1 other charity
• MARK RUPERT FEENY · trustee of 6 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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• THE CINNAMON TRUST income £8.7m
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• THE OSTACCHINI FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST income £168k
• WHITLEY ANIMAL PROTECTION TRUST income £385k

Side by side with its peers

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