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THOMAS STANLEY SHIPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 200789 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

ASSISTANCE FOR THE RELIEF OF P0VERTY AND GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF LEICESTER

Objects

TO PAY OR APPLY THE INCOME FOR SUCH CHARITABLE OBJECTS, PURPOSES OR INSTITUTIONS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT. THE INCOME MAY BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELIEVING POVERTY BY GRANT OF PENSIONS AND OTHERWISE; TO BENEFIT ALSO EMPLOYEES OR EX-EMPLOYEES OF THE COMPANY.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£65k
Latest spending
£89k
Registered
1961
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £561,541 at year-end, which the Trustees consider to be considerably in excess of their reserves policy requirements. The charity reported a net income of £8,002 and confirmed it has adequate cash resources to finance operations and meet obligations throughout the current financial year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to meet on-going operating expenditure in the event of a significant fall in income (held: £562k)
“It is the policy of the Trustees to maintain unrestricted funds, which include the free reserves of the Trust, at a level, which, in the event of a significant fall in income, would provide sufficient funds to meet the on-going operating expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mr P B D Murray, a Trustee, manages the Market Harborough office of Redmayne Bentley LLP, the stockbroker. Portfolio management fees of £6,647 were charged by Redmayne Bentley LLP to the Trust.
“Mr P B D Murray, a Trustee of this charity, manages the Market Harborough office of Redmayne Bentley LLP, the stockbroker for the Charity. During the year portfolio management fees of £6,647 (2024 £6,431) were charged by Redmayne Bentley LLP to the Trust.” — page 19
“Mr P B D Murray is a Trustee of The Thomas Stanley Shipman Charitable Trust. During the year, the Trust provided a grant of £2,000 (2024 £2,000) to John Heggs Bates Charity For Convalescents, a charity in which Mr P B D Murray is a current Trustee.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mr P B D Murray is a Trustee of The Thomas Stanley Shipman Charitable Trust. The Trust provided a grant of £2,000 to John Heggs Bates Charity For Convalescents, a charity in which Mr P B D Murray is a current Trustee.
“Mr P B D Murray, a Trustee of this charity, manages the Market Harborough office of Redmayne Bentley LLP, the stockbroker for the Charity. During the year portfolio management fees of £6,647 (2024 £6,431) were charged by Redmayne Bentley LLP to the Trust.” — page 19
“Mr P B D Murray is a Trustee of The Thomas Stanley Shipman Charitable Trust. During the year, the Trust provided a grant of £2,000 (2024 £2,000) to John Heggs Bates Charity For Convalescents, a charity in which Mr P B D Murray is a current Trustee.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Somerbys Limited. 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£65k£89k
31/05/2024£55k£47k
31/05/2023£55k£87k
31/05/2022£63k£69k
31/05/2021£48k£69k

Common questions

Is THOMAS STANLEY SHIPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £561,541 at year-end, which the Trustees consider to be considerably in excess of their reserves policy requirements. The charity reported a net income of £8,002 and confirmed it has adequate cash resources to finance operations and meet obligations throughout the current financial year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Somerbys Limited.