THE PETER AND TERESA HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1161183 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trust's objects are namely charitable purposes for the public benefit as are exclusively charitable according to theLaws of England and Wales as the Trustees may from time to time determine. The policies adopted in furtherance ofthese objects are to make grants.

Objects

SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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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Registered contact address: Merton, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£83k
Latest spending
£129k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust reported a net deficit of £143,463 for the year ended 5 April 2025, driven by a loss on investments of £97,225 and charitable expenditure exceeding investment income. Despite this deficit, total unrestricted and endowment funds remain substantial at £2,744,557, and the Trustees consider current reserves adequate to sustain ongoing grant-making activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investments (100% of income)
“The Trust does not fundraise and its income is comprised wholly of income arising on the Trust's investment portfolio” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants made to charities where trustees serve on both boards
“During the year grants were made to charities totalling £32,580 (2024: £20,000) where the two charities share common trustees.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 05/04/2023 (received 13/02/2024, 8 days after the 05/02/2024 due date); year ending 05/04/2022 (received 06/02/2023, 1 day after the 05/02/2023 due date); year ending 05/04/2021 (received 28/02/2022, 23 days after the 05/02/2022 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.

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
05/04/2025£83k£129k
05/04/2024£79k£123k
05/04/2023£67k£71k
05/04/2022£57k£114k
05/04/2021£41k£138k

Common questions

Is THE PETER AND TERESA HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust reported a net deficit of £143,463 for the year ended 5 April 2025, driven by a loss on investments of £97,225 and charitable expenditure exceeding investment income. Despite this deficit, total unrestricted and endowment funds remain substantial at £2,744,557, and the Trustees consider current reserves adequate to sustain ongoing grant-making activities. 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
THE PHILLIPS AND RUBENS CHARITABLE TRUST1£300k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE DANIEL AND GAYNOR HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PETER AND TERESA HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUST£83k—0unclear—no doubt
THE DANIEL AND GAYNOR HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£17k—0unclear—no doubt
HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£37k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HARRIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£71k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAULINE AND HAROLD BERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£48k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHAMPNISS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£149k—0above—no doubt

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