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THE POLICE ARBORETUM MEMORIAL TRUST

Registered charity 1159831 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PAMT

PAMT aims to honour the dedication, courage and sacrifice of members of the UK's Police service, through the creation of a new UK Police Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, the UK?s place for year round remembrance. Commemoration, remembrance and reflection will be at its heart, also nurturing a sense of pride and value in our Police through its educational elements.

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Latest income
£113k
Latest spending
£264k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves fell to £87,675 at the end of the year, resulting in a net expenditure of £150,521. The trustees confirm that this level of reserves is within anticipated levels and sufficient to continue operations for the next twelve months, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of operating costs (held: £88k)
“all activities will be reviewed, should the level of reserves fall below the amount required to operate the Trust for a period of six months.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Locke Williams Associates LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — UK Police Memorial (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income
£612k
Total spending
£585k
Cost of raising funds
£444k
Reserves (reported)
£122k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (68% 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: 72.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£113k£264k
31/12/2024£346k£217k
31/12/2023£251k£159k
31/12/2022£143k£248k
31/12/2021£612k£585k

Common questions

Is THE POLICE ARBORETUM MEMORIAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves fell to £87,675 at the end of the year, resulting in a net expenditure of £150,521. The trustees confirm that this level of reserves is within anticipated levels and sufficient to continue operations for the next twelve months, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Locke Williams Associates LLP.

Who funds THE POLICE ARBORETUM MEMORIAL TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE POLICE ARBORETUM MEMORIAL TRUST as a grant recipient include THE PENNIES FOUNDATION, DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND, The Ashley Tabor-King Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2024£34k
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2022£10kUK Police Memorial
The Ashley Tabor-King FoundationFY2022£0

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
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST1£96k
THE A M FENTON TRUST1£20k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)1£13k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£11k
THE THOMAS HOWELL'S EDUCATION FUND FOR NORTH WALES1£8k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST1£7k
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS1£4k
GLC CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE POLICE ARBORETUM MEMORIAL TRUST£113k—0unclear—no doubt
THE POLICE MEMORIAL TRUST FY2025£138k—0above—no doubt
THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARBORETUM COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£5.4m——below—noted
WAR MEMORIALS TRUST FY2025£339k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
Police Care UK FY2025£862k——within—no doubt
The Police Children's Charity FY2025£1.3m—0above—no doubt

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