THE WHINBANK TRUST

Registered charity 1199443 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of grants to charitable activities

Objects

TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW 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.

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Latest income
£26k
Latest spending
£2k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £720,733, comprising £93,088 in unrestricted funds and £627,645 in endowment funds. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. No grants have been paid to date, with expenditure limited to investment management fees and administrative costs.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income (100% of income)
“Investment income of £26,259 (2025: £25,496) was received in the year.” — page 5
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: until sufficient reserves are held to be able to produce a sustainable level of income for potential distribution to charitable causes (held: £93k)
“The Trustees wish to continue to add to the value of endowment funds until sufficient reserves are held to be able to produce a sustainable level of income for potential distribution to charitable causes.” — page 5
Per its FY2026 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
31/03/2026£26k£2k
31/03/2025£25k£815
31/03/2024£27k£714
31/03/2023£255k£88

Common questions

Is THE WHINBANK TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £720,733, comprising £93,088 in unrestricted funds and £627,645 in endowment funds. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. No grants have been paid to date, with expenditure limited to investment management fees and administrative costs. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.