THE DOROTHY KERIN TRUST

Registered charity 1199508 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BURRSWOOD

Prevention and relief of physical and/or mental illness for the public benefit in Kent and East Sussex through activities such as the provision of outdoor space for healthy recreation, counselling and medical therapy. Advancement of the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in Kent and East Sussex, including the provision of chaplaincy services.

Objects

1. TO PREVENT AND RELIEVE PHYSICAL AND/OR MENTAL ILLNESS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN KENT AND EAST SUSSEX, THROUGH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PROVISION OF OUTDOOR SPACE FOR HEALTHY RECREATION, COUNSELLING AND MEDICAL THERAPY; AND 2. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN KENT AND EAST SUSSEX INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BY THE PROVISION OF CHAPLAINCY SERVICES.3. TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH MAY BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN A WAY THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE CHRISTIAN FAITH

Area of benefit: KENT AND EAST SUSSEX

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 the Trust met its reserves policy, with free reserves of £368,001 exceeding the target of approximately £75,000. The charity reported a net income increase to £210,898, driven largely by significant legacy income and investment gains. The Trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Goodman Jones LLP. Discloses 5 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.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/12/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~23.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (08/09/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Anthony Mason Jones · trustee of 1 other charity
• JANE ELIZABETH COOK · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Nicholas George Read
• Rev Sarah Mercy Partridge · trustee of 1 other charity
• SARAH ANN DAVIES
• SIMON GUY JOYCE · trustee of 2 other charities
• Sarah Janet Raine

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Kent

Income and spending

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