THE PAUL STRANK CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1167085 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PAUL STRANK ROOFING CHARITABLE TRUST

We raise funds throughout the year, and make grants and hold events for charities and community organisations to fulfil our charitable objectives and help the most disadvantaged people in our community.

Objects

TO FURTHER SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE UK AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT AND IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) TO RELIEVE NEED, HARDSHIP, SICKNESS, HANDICAP AND DISTRESS AMONGST YOUNG PERSONS AND DISADVANTAGED BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO AID AND SUPPORT THE DISADVANTAGED.

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£151k
Latest spending
£194k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £42,789 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £31,356. This figure is below the charity's stated policy target of maintaining reserves of around £35,000. The trustees note that the going concern basis is dependent on uncertain future funding streams but remain satisfied that resources are adequate to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The total Charity's fund was £31,356 (2024: £74,145). It is normally the policy of the charity to keep reserve funds of around £35,000 to maintain the charity's normal function.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The charitable activities are entirely dependent on continuing grant aid and voluntary donations as well as trading revenues. Therefore, the going concern basis is dependent on the future flow of these uncertain funding streams.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Paul Strank Roofing Limited provides staff and premises
“Our costs remain extremely low, primarily staffed by volunteers provided via Paul Strank Roofing Limited staff and premises, utilities and day to day running expenses generously provided by the company.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed 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.

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 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 4
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 4
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 4
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

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£151k£194k
31/12/2024£225k£238k
31/12/2023£223k£187k
31/12/2022£91k£92k
31/12/2021£128k£98k

Common questions

Is THE PAUL STRANK CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £42,789 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £31,356. This figure is below the charity's stated policy target of maintaining reserves of around £35,000. The trustees note that the going concern basis is dependent on uncertain future funding streams but remain satisfied that resources are adequate to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PAUL STRANK CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PAUL STRANK CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE GENERATIONS FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GENERATIONS FOUNDATIONFY2025£168k

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE P A R CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAUL STRANK CHARITABLE TRUST£151k—0below—noted
THE P A R CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£75k—0above—no doubt
THE ROSALYN AND NICHOLAS SPRINGER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£78k—0below—no doubt
THE ING CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£26k—0unclear—no doubt
PAUL GRANT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£45k—0unclear—no doubt
HUNSTANTON AND DISTRICT ROUND TABLE 615 CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£43k—0unclear—no doubt

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