THE DAVID RICHARD BELL AND ROSEMARY ELIZABETH BELL CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1157031 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity provides financial support to charitable organisations operating in Derby England within a 50 mile radius. The Charity aims to support - Christian organisations and organisations supporting disabilities.

Objects

THE OBJECTS ARE TO PROMOTE SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL AT THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.THE TRUSTEES MUST USE THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTS.

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

Causes: Disability · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £11,934 and bank balances of £4,347 at the end of the period, alongside an expendable endowment fund valued at £1,043,293. The trustees report a policy of maintaining free reserves to cover future needs and contingencies, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters were identified during the examination.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• DAVID RICHARD BELL
• Elizabeth Bell
• LUDLOW TRUST COMPANY (SOUTHAMPTON) LTD · trustee of 113 other charities
• Rosemary Bell

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

Operates in: Derby City

Income and spending

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