THE MOLITOR CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1151378 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

In line with the Trust's Charitable Objects the Trustees seek to provide grants to a wide range of charities, community organisations and local appeals. These grants are assessed in accordance with the Trust's overall objectives and have provided essential funds to benefit valuable causes. The focus is primarily on providing funding for education, care and the relief of poverty.

Objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY;THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PROMOTE AND/OR DELIVER EDUCATION TO THOSE IN NEED; AND THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG INDIVIDUALS LIVING BOTH IN THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE SICKNESS.

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 · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£49k
Latest spending
£56k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £33,789 to £26,589 due to a deficit for the year of £7,200. The charity's reserves policy targets a minimum of £8,000, which is well below the current unrestricted fund balance of £26,589. The filing was subject to an independent examination by S&W Partners LLP with no matters requiring attention identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a minimum of £8,000 (reserves figure: £27k)
“The trustees believe that a minimum of £8,000 is sufficient to allow the Charity to meet this objective.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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 05/04/2025

  • 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

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • 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: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£49k£56k
05/04/2024£44k£47k
05/04/2023£46k£47k
05/04/2022£38k£33k
05/04/2021£61k£75k

Common questions

Is THE MOLITOR CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £33,789 to £26,589 due to a deficit for the year of £7,200. The charity's reserves policy targets a minimum of £8,000, which is well below the current unrestricted fund balance of £26,589. The filing was subject to an independent examination by S&W Partners LLP with no matters requiring attention identified. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
HURDALE CHARITY LIMITED1£1.8m
THE JOHN MACLEOD CHARITABLE TRUST1£30k
THE ROZAC CHARITABLE TRUST1£12k
H P CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE MOLITOR CHARITABLE TRUST£49k—0unclear—no doubt
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£384k—0unclear—no doubt
THE RANMORE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£17k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MOETTE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£60k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROBIN MACLEOD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2023£13k—0unclear—no doubt
MOUNDFIELD CHARITIES LIMITED FY2025£995k—0above—no doubt

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