THE PAULINE AND HAROLD BERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1170764 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the trust is to apply the capital and/or the income of the trust fund for such charitable purposes as the trustees in their absolute discretion think fit. During this period grants have been made to other organisations that are themselves charitable in nature.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF, SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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: Barnet, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£48k

Latest spending

£167k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £514,416, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover fundraising and charitable activities. The charity reported a net expenditure of £123,914, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £638,330 to £514,416. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to respond to applications for grants and ensure that there are sufficient funds available to cover its expenditure on fund raising and charitable activities (held: £514k)

“The trustees' aim is to maintain free reserves at a level that will provide sufficient to respond to applications for grants and ensure that there are sufficient funds available to cover its expenditure on fund raising and charitable activities.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Investment
Risk management

Trustees · trustee networks

LAURENCE PAUL MARKHAMchair · trustee of 1 other charity
DUDLEY JAMES STEBBINGS
HOWARD SPENCER

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£48k	£167k
05/04/2024	£110k	£210k
05/04/2023	£95k	£236k
05/04/2022	£19k	£164k
05/04/2021	£21k	£255k

Common questions

Is THE PAULINE AND HAROLD BERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £514,416, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover fundraising and charitable activities. The charity reported a net expenditure of £123,914, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £638,330 to £514,416. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BENITA AND GERALD FOGEL CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE BENITA AND GERALD FOGEL CHARITABLE TRUST income £35k
THE RANMORE CHARITABLE TRUST income £17k
THE CHARLOTTE HEBER-PERCY CHARITABLE TRUST income £275k
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUST income £269k
BDO CHARITABLE TRUST income £50k
THE ALFRED AND FRANCES RUBENS CHARITABLE TRUST income £31k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAULINE AND HAROLD BERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	£48k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BENITA AND GERALD FOGEL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£35k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE RANMORE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£17k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHARLOTTE HEBER-PERCY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£275k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£269k	—	above	—	no doubt
BDO CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£50k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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