PHILIP MARNER'S CHARITY
The charity is established to provide financial assistance to the Vicar of Cirencester and the poor of Cirencester.
Objects
“8. Expenses of management - The Trustees shall first defray out of the income of the Charity all the proper costs, charges and expenses of and incidental to the administration and management of the Charity.9. Application of income - Subject to the payments aforesaid the Trustees shall apply the yearly income of the Charity in the following manner:(a) The Trustees shall pay one-sixth part of the income to St John’s Hospital CIO (registered charity number 1204929) for the benefit of the individuals who qualify as beneficiaries of the said CIO and for whom the CIO provides or supports the provision of almshouse accommodation; and(b) The Trustees shall apply the remaining five-sixth parts of the income as they think fit for the benefit either of the poor of Cirencester and its environs generally or of such poor persons resident therein as they select and in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing in one or more of the following ways:i. The provision, replacement or repair of household items;ii. The provision of food and fuel;iii. The provision of aids to support the sick;iv. The provision of travel to and from care homes, hospitals and other NHS services either for treatment or for visiting close relatives;v. The provision of equipment for those in apprenticeships, payment of fees for instruction or examination and payment for travelling expenses or such other costs that are a barrier to progression in a trade/professional career.”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 1
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 08/01/2025, 343 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2022 (received 24/04/2024, 449 days after the 31/01/2023 due date).
Trustees
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £12k | £4k |
| 31/03/2024 | £0 | £7 |
| 31/03/2023 | £341 | £136 |
| 31/03/2022 | £9k | £22k |
| 31/03/2021 | £9k | £5k |