THE MARIAN ELIZABETH TRUST

Registered charity 1166932 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity makes grants to charitable organisations, such as hospices, which specialise in providing care to children suffering with severe disabilities, with special focus on those with profound and multiple learning difficulties.

Objects

THE OBJECTS ARE TO PROMOTE SUCH CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR AND WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING WORDS, TO PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELFARE OF PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM MENTAL ILLNESS, INCAPACITY OR DISABILITY, ARRESTED OR INCOMPLETE DEVELOPMENT OF MIND, PSYCHOPATHIC DISORDER OR ANY OTHER DISORDER OF MIND.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds amounted to a net surplus of £366,020 at the year end, an increase from the previous year's £326,666. The trustees confirm that sufficient positive reserves are available to cover all current and future committed expenditure, including grants payable. No fundraising activities were undertaken during the year, with income derived from donations and investment interest.

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.

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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

• Support from the Marian Elizabeth Trust familyfund.org.uk · 29/05/2026
• A family holiday thanks to the Marian Elizabeth Trust familyfund.org.uk · 22/02/2024

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 0.0% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

• MICHAEL JOHN EDWARDS BAchair
• MAUREEN EDWARDS
• ROBERT ROWLEY · trustee of 1 other charity
• ROSEMARY ALEXANDRA EDWARDS BA

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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