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THE MICHAEL BARNARD CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1157878 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£111k
Latest spending
£151k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £1,066,978 to £1,029,456 due to a net expenditure of £37,522, which included a £17,697 loss from fraud. The trustees report a reasonable expectation of going concern, citing adequate resources for the foreseeable future despite the reported shortage of liquid funds.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unspecified amount, intended to protect future operations from unforeseen variations in income (held: £1.0m)
“It is the policy of the charitable trust to hold reserves in its' General Fund that have not yet been committed or designated for any particular purpose. The Trustees have set aside these reserves in order to protect the future operations of the charitable company from the effects of any unforeseen variations in its income streams as part of a policy of good financial management practice.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The document mentions a 'serious data protection breach by Vodafone' and 'theft from a fraudster', but these are operational incidents/fraud losses, not explicitly stated governance failures of the charity's own internal controls or regulator engagement. The examiner report states 'no matters have come to my attention... giving me cause to believe... accounting records were not kept'. Thus, no governance flags meet the 'serious explicitly-stated matters' threshold for the charity itself.
“The theft was made possible by a serious data protection breach by Vodafone.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Michael Barnard Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£111k£151k
31/03/2024£57k£132k
31/03/2023£51k£114k
31/03/2022£21k£83k
31/03/2021£9k£161k

Common questions

Is THE MICHAEL BARNARD CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £1,066,978 to £1,029,456 due to a net expenditure of £37,522, which included a £17,697 loss from fraud. The trustees report a reasonable expectation of going concern, citing adequate resources for the foreseeable future despite the reported shortage of liquid funds. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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