THE TRESKA FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1202362 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO FURTHER SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD (OBJECTS) AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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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Registered contact address: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£33k
Latest spending
£22k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The Treska Foundation reported free unrestricted reserves of £18,489 at the end of the period, an increase from the previous year. The charity holds significant bank balances of £477,887 within its expendable endowment fund, which can be released to support activities. The trustees maintain a policy of holding free reserves to cover future needs and contingencies, and the independent examiner reported no material concerns regarding the accounts or going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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. (reserves figure: £18k)
“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 FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Ludlow Trust Company Ltd is a corporate trustee. The payment for trust administration and cash management fees constitutes a related-party transaction.
“Ludlow Trust Company Ltd was paid £5,020 for trust administration and cash management fees during the year under review. These fees are authorised under clause 9 of the trust deed.”
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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 19/01/2026

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 19/01/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 19/01/2024

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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
19/01/2026£33k£22k
19/01/2025£27k£30k
19/01/2024£11k£7k

Common questions

Is THE TRESKA FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The Treska Foundation reported free unrestricted reserves of £18,489 at the end of the period, an increase from the previous year. The charity holds significant bank balances of £477,887 within its expendable endowment fund, which can be released to support activities. The trustees maintain a policy of holding free reserves to cover future needs and contingencies, and the independent examiner reported no material concerns regarding the accounts or going concern. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.