THE BARBER CHARVET TRUST

Registered charity 1196137 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Barber Charvet Trust makes grants to other (mostly smaller) charities where the trustees in their sole discretion feel the charity fulfils the criteria set by the Board. It also administers the wishes of the late Frank Barber.

Objects

TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

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
£49k
Latest spending
£296k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is a financially robust grant-making trust with total net assets of £2,500,962 as of 31 December 2024. The trustees confirm there are no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity holds its asset base in cash and investment trusts to fund grants to other charities.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: NA (held: £2.5m)
“The BCT's reserves are its asset base.” — page 11
Per its FY2024 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income
£2.9m
Total spending
£345k
Reserves (reported)
£2.6m
Employees
0

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£49k£296k
31/12/2023£30k£177k
31/12/2022£2.9m£345k

Common questions

Is THE BARBER CHARVET TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is a financially robust grant-making trust with total net assets of £2,500,962 as of 31 December 2024. The trustees confirm there are no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity holds its asset base in cash and investment trusts to fund grants to other charities. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.