THE R & A RIVERDELL TRUST

Registered charity 1195746 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The activities of the charity is the giving of grants and donations to selected charities and good causes in the UK

Objects

3.1 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 OR TOWARDS:THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING:3.1.1 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS OR SUFFERING BY APPROPRIATE CHARITABLE (WHETHER MEDICAL, REHABILITATIVE, FINANCIAL OR OTHER) ASSISTANCE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD.3.1.2 THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING:(A) THE PROMOTION OF THE STUDY AND APPRECIATION OF AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, SILVICULTURE AND LAND AND ESTATE MANAGEMENT;(B) THE PROMOTION OF THE STUDY AND APPRECIATION OF ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION;(C) THE PROMOTION OF THE STUDY AND APPRECIATION OF FLORA AND FAUNA; (D) THE CREATION OF SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES OR PRIZES TO BE AWARDED TO PUPILS; AND(E) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TOWARDS THE MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS.3.1.3 THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES OF AND A CURE FOR CANCER AND SIMILAR DISEASES.3.1.4 THE RELIEF OF MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY BY ANY METHOD WHICH SHALL BE RECOGNISED AS CHARITABLE.3.1.5 ADVANCEMENT OF THE WELFARE AND CONSERVATION OF ANIMALS BY HELPING ANIMALS IN CRISIS OR DISTRESS AND PREVENTING CRUELTY AND SUFFERING TO DOMESTIC OR WILD ANIMALS.3.2 NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUB-CLAUSE 3.1, THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION, FOR THE PERIOD OF 21 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THIS DEED, INSTEAD OF APPLYING THE INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND IN ANY YEAR, ACCUMULATE ALL OR ANY PART OF SUCH INCOME BY INVESTING THE SAME, AND THE RESULTING INCOME, IN ANY INVESTMENTS AUTHORISED BY THIS DEED OR BY LAW AS AN ACCRETION TO AND AS PART OF THE CAPITAL OF THE TRUST FUND, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THEIR RIGHT TO APPLY THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF SUCH ACCUMULATED INCOME IN ANY SUBSEQUENT YEAR AS IF THE SAME WERE INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND ARISING IN THE THEN CURRENT YEAR.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £1,431,063, with over £101,000 held in cash and liquid investments to support future grant-making. The charity reported a net reduction in reserves of £6,892 for the year due to a fall in investment market value, though investment income of £35,260 covered operating costs. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2022)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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

• Penelope Anne Seymour
• Roderick Hugh Seymour

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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