VISCOUNT AMORY'S CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 204958 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VISCOUNT AMORY BICTON COLLAGE AWARD FUND, VISCOUNT AMORY NO 2 CHARITABLE TRUST

The trustees follow a general policy of distributing the trust's income whilst maintaining the substance of the trust's investments to enlarge its grant-giving potential.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£458k

Latest spending

£586k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £12,454,058 to £12,159,805 due to a net expenditure of £294,253, driven by investment losses. The trustees confirm that reserves are sufficient to meet commitments and sustain grant-giving for the next twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to meet its commitments to grants awarded but not yet paid and to maintain the trust's grant-giving potential in real terms (held: £12.2m)

“It is the policy of the trust to maintain sufficient reserves to meet its commitments to grants awarded but not yet paid and to maintain the trust's grant-giving potential in real terms.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grant to Birkenhead School

“The Trust has agreed to donate a total of £96,600, payable over 7 years, to Birkenhead School for the education of Emily and Edward Groves, who are grandchildren of Mrs Catherine Elizabeth Cavender.” — page 22

“The Trust donated £5,921 to Kidz World Childcare Centre for nursery fees for Theo and Sam Groves, who are grandchildren of Mrs Catherine Elizabeth Cavender.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grant to Kidz World Childcare Centre

“The Trust has agreed to donate a total of £96,600, payable over 7 years, to Birkenhead School for the education of Emily and Edward Groves, who are grandchildren of Mrs Catherine Elizabeth Cavender.” — page 22

“The Trust donated £5,921 to Kidz World Childcare Centre for nursery fees for Theo and Sam Groves, who are grandchildren of Mrs Catherine Elizabeth Cavender.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2023)

Total income

£507k

Total spending

£498k

Cost of raising funds

£84k

Reserves (reported)

£12.5m

Employees

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 16.6% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

SIR IAN HEATHCOAT AMORYchair · trustee of 4 other charities
MRS C E CAVENDER

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£458k	£586k
05/04/2024	£473k	£572k
05/04/2023	£507k	£498k
05/04/2022	£405k	£504k
05/04/2021	£381k	£453k

Common questions

Is VISCOUNT AMORY'S CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £12,454,058 to £12,159,805 due to a net expenditure of £294,253, driven by investment losses. The trustees confirm that reserves are sufficient to meet commitments and sustain grant-giving for the next twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SUICIDE & CO	1	£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST income £122k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST income £554k
THE AURUM CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.8m
THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUST income £120k
BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST income £101k
THE CARMONA CHARITABLE TRUST income £438k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
VISCOUNT AMORY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	£458k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£122k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£554k	—	within	—	no doubt
THE AURUM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£1.8m	—	below	—	no doubt
THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£120k	—	above	—	no doubt
BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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