THE AMAR FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1143991 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Objects

SUCH PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£385k
Latest spending
£337k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £48,224 for the year ended 5 April 2026, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £99,015. The trust relies on donations to fund its charitable grants and administration, with no active fundraising conducted. The trustees maintain a cash-heavy investment strategy to meet liquidity requirements and grant-making obligations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: R.H. Amar & Co. Limited donated £269,500 to the trust; directors Henry Amar, Robert Amar and James Amar are directors of the company.
“Henry Amar, Robert Amar and James Amar are each directors of R.H. Amar & Co. Limited. During the year the company donated a total of £269,500 (2025: £261,300) to the charitable trust.” — page 13
“During the year the tustees also personally donated a total of £80,000 (2025: £70,000) to the charitable trust.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees Henry Amar, Robert Amar and James Amar personally donated £80,000 to the trust.
“Henry Amar, Robert Amar and James Amar are each directors of R.H. Amar & Co. Limited. During the year the company donated a total of £269,500 (2025: £261,300) to the charitable trust.” — page 13
“During the year the tustees also personally donated a total of £80,000 (2025: £70,000) to the charitable trust.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

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 05/04/2026

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • 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, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 05/04/2023 (received 02/04/2024, 57 days after the 05/02/2024 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2026£385k£337k
05/04/2025£331k£300k
05/04/2024£266k£279k
05/04/2023£250k£246k
05/04/2022£205k£201k

Common questions

Is THE AMAR FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £48,224 for the year ended 5 April 2026, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £99,015. The trust relies on donations to fund its charitable grants and administration, with no active fundraising conducted. The trustees maintain a cash-heavy investment strategy to meet liquidity requirements and grant-making obligations. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE AMAR FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST£385k—0unclear—no doubt
AMBERGATE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£41k—0unclear—no doubt
ROBERT ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£48k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ATHERTON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£99k—0above—no doubt
AB LAHER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£218k—0above—no doubt
THE FREDERICK ARTHUR ALFORD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£361k—0unclear—no doubt

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