THE ERIC FRANK TRUST

Registered charity 1144693 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance education worldwide, including education in leadership skills, and to advance young people in life to help them become responsible citizens by providing support to The World Organisation of the Scout Movmeent, or other organisations dedicated to education and the development of leadership skills of young people, through funding such projects as the Trust may from time to time see fit.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, INCLUDING EDUCATION IN LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND TO ADVANCE YOUNG PEOPLE IN LIFE WITH A VIEW TO HELPING THEM BECOME MORE RESPONSIBLE LE CITIZENS, IN SUCH PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR BY:I) PROVIDING SUPPORT TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCOUT ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS AND GROUPS WHO ARE, THEMSELVES, PART OF THE WORLD SCOUT MOVEMENT THROUGH MEMBERSHIP OF THEIR NATIONAL SCOUT ORGANISATION, WHERE THE ORGANISATION IS A MEMBER OF THE WORLD ORGANISATION OF THE SCOUT MOVEMENT; AND (II) PROVIDING SUPPORT TO SUCH OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND THEIR MEMBERS WHICH ARE DEDICATED TO THE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS OF YOUNG PEOPLE, AS THE TRUSTEES MAY 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.

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Latest income
£22k
Latest spending
£99k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £688,973 to £652,564 during the year, resulting in a net movement in funds of negative £36,409. This reduction was chiefly due to grant payments totalling £106,643, which exceeded the total incoming resources of £119,176 when combined with operational expenses. The Trustees confirm the Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £5,000 (reserves figure: £653k)
“Accordingly the Trustees consider that the Trust should hold reserves of at least £5,000 to provide for winding up the Trust should that become necessary.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 3
  • 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 31/12/2022 (received 08/03/2024, 129 days after the 31/10/2023 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Belgium · Denmark · France · Iceland · Kenya · Lithuania · Macedonia · Malaysia · Netherlands · Poland · Sri Lanka · Switzerland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£22k£99k
31/12/2024£34k£119k
31/12/2023£30k£78k
31/12/2022£27k£66k
31/12/2021£12k£54k

Common questions

Is THE ERIC FRANK TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £688,973 to £652,564 during the year, resulting in a net movement in funds of negative £36,409. This reduction was chiefly due to grant payments totalling £106,643, which exceeded the total incoming resources of £119,176 when combined with operational expenses. The Trustees confirm the Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE ERIC FRANK TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ERIC FRANK TRUST as a grant recipient include THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5ksupporting leadership development for young people

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
TACKLE AFRICA1£61k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ERIC FRANK TRUST£22k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ERIC TWINAME TRUST FY2025£32k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROGER EDWARDS EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£30k—0unclear—no doubt
EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£73.8m£210,000 - £219,999—unclear—no doubt
THE EDUCATION RENAISSANCE TRUST FY2026£321k——unclear—no doubt
FRIARSGATE TRUST FY2025£123k—0unclear—no doubt

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