WILLIAM MARSHALL CHARITY

Registered charity 1206539 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, IN EACH CASE ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:3.1.1 THE RELIEF OF THOSE LIVING IN THE PARISH OF WELNEY WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO INDIVIDUALS, CHARITIES OR ORGANISATIONS FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES;3.1.2 TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ALMSHOUSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS IN NEED IN THE COMBINED AREAS OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL, THE FENLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL AND KING?S LYNN AND WEST NORFOLK BOROUGH COUNCIL;3.1.3 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY PROVIDING FUNDS TO THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WELNEY; AND3.1.4 FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF WELNEY 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
£72k
Latest spending
£91k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £36,024 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a loss on the revaluation of investments. Despite this, the charity holds net assets of £3,166,394, with unrestricted funds totaling £2,866,394, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their reserves policy target of 12 months of expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investments (84% of income)
“Income from fundraising activities (rent from residential property and agricultural land) amounted to £59,784 (2024: £73,250).” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: approximately 12 months of expenditure (held: £2.9m)
“The Trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level equating to approximately 12 months of expenditure.” — page 7
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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold); recorded price paid £213k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£72k£91k
31/12/2024£1k£30

Common questions

Is WILLIAM MARSHALL CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £36,024 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a loss on the revaluation of investments. Despite this, the charity holds net assets of £3,166,394, with unrestricted funds totaling £2,866,394, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their reserves policy target of 12 months of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.