THE TRUST FOR SIR NEIL AND LADIES SHEILA AND ELIZABETH THORNE LIMITED

Registered charity 1183615 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE TRUST FOR SIR NEIL AND LADIES SHELIA AND ELIZABETH THORNE LIMITED

Promotion of education within the UK, the relief of sickness and the preservation and protection of good physical and mental health, promotion of religious harmony, preservation and conservation of historical buildings and monuments and the maintenance of historical records and archives and the education of the public on these.

Objects

1.FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE EDUCATION WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY: -AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TENABLE AT ANY UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OR INSTITUTION OF HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION. -ASSISTING IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT ANY CHARITY WHOSE AIMS INCLUDE ADVANCING EDUCATION OF PERSONS BY DEVELOPING THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND MORAL CAPABILITIES THROUGH ACTIVITIES. 2.FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROVIDE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY: -ENABLING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE -TO ASSIST IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT ANY CHARITY WHOSE AIMS INCLUDE THE PROVISION AND PROMOTION OF HEALTHCARE. 3.THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: -EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS INCLUDING AWARENESS OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THE COMMON GROUND TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSON OF DIFFERENT FAITHS -PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS. 4.FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF HISTORICAL BUILDINGS AND MONUMENTS AND THE MAINTENANCE OF HISTORICAL RECORDS AND ARCHIVES AND THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH HISTORICAL BUILDINGS, MONUMENTS AND EVENTS. 5.TO FURTHER SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE.

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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Latest income
£33k
Latest spending
£17k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £1,447,762, an increase from £1,369,570 in the prior year, driven by net income of £78,192. Per the trustees' report, the trust received a portfolio administered by Charles Stanley and further donations from the Executors of Lady Elizabeth Thorne, which have supported its charitable activities and grants.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Trustee Sir Neil Thorne owns a company to which the Trust owed £563.91 for investment property maintenance.
“At the Balance sheet date the Trust owed £563.91 to a company owned by Sir Neil Thorne, trustee, in respect of monies in relation to the maintenance of the investment property. (2024 nil)” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £290k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£33k£17k
31/07/2024£34k£29k
31/07/2023£32k£25k
31/07/2022£43k£11k
31/07/2021£427k£8k

Common questions

Is THE TRUST FOR SIR NEIL AND LADIES SHEILA AND ELIZABETH THORNE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £1,447,762, an increase from £1,369,570 in the prior year, driven by net income of £78,192. Per the trustees' report, the trust received a portfolio administered by Charles Stanley and further donations from the Executors of Lady Elizabeth Thorne, which have supported its charitable activities and grants. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.