THE RECKITT FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1139845 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General Charitable Purposes. Trustees do not accept any unsolicited applications

Objects

1 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 FIT2 THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE INCOME AND, IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, THE CAPITAL OF THE TRUST IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTS IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT AND IN DOING SO MAY MAKE GRANTS AND DONATIONS TO SUCH INSTITUTIONS, FOUNDATIONS, TRUSTS, INDIVIDUALS AND UNDERTAKINGS, AT SUCH TIME, IN SUCH MANNER AND OF SUCH AMOUNT AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT

Area of benefit: ANY PART OF THE WORLD

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: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£82k
Latest spending
£70k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £22,076 at the end of the reporting period, with a policy to maintain reserves for future needs and contingencies. The charity also held £553,642 in bank balances within the expendable endowment fund, which can be released to support activities. No funds were in deficit and no material uncertainties regarding going concern were identified.

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 (reserves figure: £22k)
“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.
Payments to trustees: Ludlow Trust Company Ltd (corporate trustee) received £4,576 for administration fees.
“Ludlow Trust Company Ltd was paid £4,576 (2025: £2,723) for trust administration and cash management fees during the year under review. These fees are authorised under clause 7 of the trust deed.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Ludlow Trust Company Ltd, a corporate trustee, received £4,576 for trust administration and cash management fees.
“Ludlow Trust Company Ltd was paid £4,576 (2025: £2,723) for trust administration and cash management fees during the year under review. These fees are authorised under clause 7 of the trust deed.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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 11/01/2026

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 11/01/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 11/01/2023

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • 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
11/01/2026£82k£70k
11/01/2025£63k£58k
11/01/2024£4k£27k
11/01/2023£11k£11k
11/01/2022£11k£12k

Common questions

Is THE RECKITT FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £22,076 at the end of the reporting period, with a policy to maintain reserves for future needs and contingencies. The charity also held £553,642 in bank balances within the expendable endowment fund, which can be released to support activities. No funds were in deficit and no material uncertainties regarding going concern were identified. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE STATHAM FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE RECKITT FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST£82k—0above—no doubt
THE STATHAM FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£62k—0unclear—no doubt
THE IAN KEITH AND SYLVIA KEITH CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£69k—0unclear—no doubt
MISS RENE ETHEL CHECKLAND CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£34k——unclear—no doubt
THE AQUEDUCT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£40k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROWLETT TRUST FY2024£21k—0unclear—no doubt

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