O'BRIEN CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1176068 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO SUPPORT SUCH GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE IN THE MIDLANDS

Objects

TO SUPPORT SUCH GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE IN THE MIDLANDS

Area of benefit: IN THE MIDLANDS

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 · Get email alerts

Latest income
£66k
Latest spending
£68k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £2,130 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds decreasing from £6,637 to £4,507. The trustees consider the current level of unrestricted reserves to be adequate to meet expenditure requirements. No specific reserves policy target is stated in the document.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies
“Donations and legacies 3 66,336” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from O'Brien Contractors Limited, a company of which Mr P N O'Brien is a director.
“During the period, the charity received donations of £15,000 (2024: £15,000) from O'Brien Contractors Limited, a company of which Mr P N O'Brien is a director. At the year end a balance of £410 (2024: £300 due from) was owed to O'Brien Contractors Limited.” — 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — O'Brien Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£66k£68k
31/03/2024£58k£64k
31/03/2023£61k£75k
31/03/2022£49k£21k
31/03/2021£33k£42k

Common questions

Is O'BRIEN CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £2,130 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds decreasing from £6,637 to £4,507. The trustees consider the current level of unrestricted reserves to be adequate to meet expenditure requirements. No specific reserves policy target is stated in the document. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.