THE RICHARD MEINS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1200494 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A grant making charitable trust.

Objects

TO ADVANCE SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£180k
Latest spending
£300
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £200,107, having increased from £20,407 in the prior year due to incoming resources of £180,000 against support costs of £300. The trustees report being satisfied with the state of the Trust's affairs and note that funds are kept on deposit to ensure sufficient liquidity. No specific reserves policy target is stated, only a general aim to maintain reserves for immediate charitable funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Arrow Shipping Hong Kong Limited (100% of income)
“The company received donations totalling £180,000 in the period from Arrow Shipping Hong Kong Limited .(2025: £130,00) in the period from Fanstar Maritime Limited).” — page 11
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 4 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 05/04/2023 (received 23/05/2024, 108 days after the 05/02/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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
05/04/2026£180k£300
05/04/2025£130k£155k
05/04/2024£50k£9k
05/04/2023£5k£593

Common questions

Is THE RICHARD MEINS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £200,107, having increased from £20,407 in the prior year due to incoming resources of £180,000 against support costs of £300. The trustees report being satisfied with the state of the Trust's affairs and note that funds are kept on deposit to ensure sufficient liquidity. No specific reserves policy target is stated, only a general aim to maintain reserves for immediate charitable funding. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE RICHARD MEINS CHARITABLE TRUST£180k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MAURICE MARKS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£102k—0unclear—no doubt
M I CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£21k—0unclear—no doubt
THE REGAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£658k—0unclear—no doubt
RICHARD MACKAY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£41k—0unclear—no doubt
THE REDLYNCH CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£37k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.