THE GUY AND ELINOR MEYNELL CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1144221 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust seeks to promote the education of the public in the understanding and appreciation of the arts by the provision of grants and donations to such charitable organisations as the trustees think fit.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£373k

Latest spending

£103k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust holds unrestricted funds totaling £3,223,670, comprising a Trust Capital Fund of £3,062,243 and a Trust Income Fund of £161,427. The Trustees report that the charity does not actively fundraise and relies on investment income and donor donations. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, with the Trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: donations (100% of income)

“The charity’s only source of funds is donations from Elinor Wray Meynell.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Trustee J Berger received £4,650 for professional services; Rooks Rider Solicitors LLP (connected to Trustee K Methold) received £8,205 for professional services.

“One of the Trustees, J Berger, received an amount of £4,650 (2024 : £5,600) in the year in respect of professional services provided to the Trust. One of the Trustees, K Methold, is a Member of Rooks Rider Solicitors LLP; Rooks Rider Solicitors LLP received an amount of £8,205 (2024 : £6,679) in the year in respect of professional services provided to the Trust.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee J Berger received £4,650 for professional services.

“One of the Trustees, J Berger, received an amount of £4,650 (2024 : £5,600) in the year in respect of professional services provided to the Trust.” — page 22

“One of the Trustees, K Methold, is a Member of Rooks Rider Solicitors LLP; Rooks Rider Solicitors LLP received an amount of £8,205 (2024 : £6,679) in the year in respect of professional services provided to the Trust.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Rooks Rider Solicitors LLP, connected to Trustee K Methold, received £8,205 for professional services.

“One of the Trustees, J Berger, received an amount of £4,650 (2024 : £5,600) in the year in respect of professional services provided to the Trust.” — page 22

“One of the Trustees, K Methold, is a Member of Rooks Rider Solicitors LLP; Rooks Rider Solicitors LLP received an amount of £8,205 (2024 : £6,679) in the year in respect of professional services provided to the Trust.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2023)

Total income

£48k

Total spending

£111k

Reserves (reported)

£3.0m

Employees

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

JAMES CHARLES MORLEY WENYON
JOHN BERGER
KAREN JOAN METHOLD

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

Operates in: City Of London · Ireland · Kent · Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£373k	£103k
05/04/2024	£62k	£87k
05/04/2023	£1.3m	£111k
05/04/2022	£422k	£115k
05/04/2021	£855k	£136k

Common questions

Is THE GUY AND ELINOR MEYNELL CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust holds unrestricted funds totaling £3,223,670, comprising a Trust Capital Fund of £3,062,243 and a Trust Income Fund of £161,427. The Trustees report that the charity does not actively fundraise and relies on investment income and donor donations. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, with the Trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 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 YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£543k
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION	1	£111k
THE BMTA TRUST	1	£50k
THE ALBERT DAWSON EDUCATIONAL TRUST	1	£23k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The John Gurney Charitable Trust.

The John Gurney Charitable Trust income £182k
NEWCASTLE ARTS CENTRE TRUST LTD income £175k
UNITY THEATRE TRUST income £228k
THE GUNTER CHARITABLE TRUST income £112k
ARTSWORK LIMITED income £1.9m
MIDDLE WAY TRUST income £111k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE GUY AND ELINOR MEYNELL CHARITABLE TRUST	£373k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
The John Gurney Charitable Trust FY2025	£182k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NEWCASTLE ARTS CENTRE TRUST LTD FY2025	£175k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
UNITY THEATRE TRUST FY2025	£228k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE GUNTER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£112k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ARTSWORK LIMITED FY2025	£1.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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