GEOFFREY OWEN DECEASED CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1198473 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Objects

TO ADVANCE SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE 5(C) OF THE WILL OF THE LATE GEOFFREY OWEN DATED 24 MAY 1988.

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
£43k
Latest spending
£50k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £6,546 at the end of the reporting period, with a policy to maintain reserves to cover future needs and contingencies. The charity reported no funds in deficit and no uncertainties regarding its 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

Reserves policy: maintaining a free reserve available to be spent in the furtherance of the charity’s objectives as well as covering future needs, opportunities, contingencies and risks (held: £7k)
“The Trustees pursue a policy of maintaining a free reserve available to be spent in the furtherance of the charity’s objectives as well as covering future needs, opportunities, contingencies and risks.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Ludlow Trust Company Ltd (corporate trustee) received £10,367 for administration fees.
“Ludlow Trust Company Ltd was paid £10,367 (2024: £10,100) for trust administration and cash management fees during the year under review.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Ludlow Trust Company Ltd, a corporate trustee, was paid £10,367 for trust administration and cash management fees.
“Ludlow Trust Company Ltd was paid £10,367 (2024: £10,100) for trust administration and cash management fees during the year under review. These fees are authorised under clause 2 of the will.”
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
15/11/2025£43k£50k
15/11/2024£50k£59k
15/11/2023£37k£46k
15/11/2022£33k£38k

Common questions

Is GEOFFREY OWEN DECEASED CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £6,546 at the end of the reporting period, with a policy to maintain reserves to cover future needs and contingencies. The charity reported no funds in deficit and no uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.