DOUGLAS ARTER FOUNDATION

Registered charity 201794 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE GOOD NEIGHBOURS TRUST

The trust makes grants for projects, within UK only, to registered charities benefiting physically and mentally disabled. Ongoing & core costs, research & major funding are not favoured. No requests from individuals. Postal appeals only accompanied by accounts, are not acknowledged. Trustees meet in March/June/Sept/Dec. Successful applicants are advised within two weeks. Email enquires only.

Objects

SUCH ONE OR MORE LAWFUL CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES OR A MAJORITY OF THEM SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME OR AT ANY TIME DECIDE.

Area of benefit: BRISTOL SOMERSET GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND NATIONAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£124k

Latest spending

£132k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,655,323, with no specific reserves policy target stated. The trustees report that the trust is able to meet all its obligations and has no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investments (100% of income)

“All the Trust’s income is “Unrestricted” income and is derived directly from its stock market investments.” — page 10

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Secretary's fee of £17,710 paid to Miss B J Arter (Trustee).

“Secretary’s fee 17,710” — page 8

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees reimbursed for expenses totaling £505.

“In 2024, 1 Trustee (2023 - 2 Trustees) were reimbursed for expenditure incurred totalling £505” — page 10

Per its FY2024 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.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

GEOFFREY VERNON ARTERchair
BELINDA JANE ARTER
CATHERINE ELIZABETH ARTER
JOHN LESLIE HUDD
PETER MICHAEL YARDLEY

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£124k	£132k
31/12/2024	£122k	£132k
31/12/2023	£116k	£125k
31/12/2022	£123k	£117k
31/12/2021	£105k	£102k

Common questions

Is DOUGLAS ARTER FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,655,323, with no specific reserves policy target stated. The trustees report that the trust is able to meet all its obligations and has no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION.

THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION income £867k
THE ARNOLD BURTON 1998 CHARITABLE TRUST income £159k
THE GRANT FOUNDATION income £185k
THE DROMINTEE TRUST income £717k
THE GARTH DOUBLEDAY TRUST income £115k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST income £483k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DOUGLAS ARTER FOUNDATION	£124k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION FY2025	£867k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ARNOLD BURTON 1998 CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£159k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GRANT FOUNDATION FY2024	£185k	—	within	—	no doubt
THE DROMINTEE TRUST FY2025	£717k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GARTH DOUBLEDAY TRUST FY2025	£115k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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