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CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 206476 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£1.0m
Latest spending
£793k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £11,908,644, driven by a net movement in funds of £526,744 which included significant gains on investments and property revaluations. The charity awarded grants totaling £653,230, its highest ever value, supported by strong investment income and capital receipts from property disposals. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to ensure sufficient income generation to meet objectives and sustain grant-making in perpetuity.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain capital funds at a level necessary to produce annual income sufficient to meet objectives and costs; and income funds at a level to allow disbursements in periods of reduced income or expenditure volatility (held: £11.9m)
“The reserves policy established by the Trustees is to maintain the capital funds at a level which they judge to be necessary to produce an annual income, sufficient to enable the Trust to meet its objectives, and the cost of so doing; and the income funds at a level, which would allow the Trust to continue making disbursements in periods of reduced income or expenditure volatility.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Haslers.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.0m
Total spending
£793k
Cost of raising funds
£104k
Reserves (reported)
£11.9m
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~180.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Essex · Hackney · Haringey · Havering · Islington · Newham · Redbridge · Waltham Forest

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.0m£793k
31/03/2024£662k£695k
31/03/2023£567k£782k
31/03/2022£392k£732k
31/03/2021£303k£639k

Common questions

Is CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £11,908,644, driven by a net movement in funds of £526,744 which included significant gains on investments and property revaluations. The charity awarded grants totaling £653,230, its highest ever value, supported by strong investment income and capital receipts from property disposals. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to ensure sufficient income generation to meet objectives and sustain grant-making in perpetuity. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Haslers.

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