THE TALISMAN CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 207173 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHARITABLE TRUST OF THE LATE BARON F A D'ERLANGER

In general, the trustees have set the main aims of the Charity as assisting individuals of small means and other charitable organisations with the needs of, or in the relief of poverty as defined by the Charitable Commission. Applications for grants from both individuals and organisations are considered. Further information can be found on the Charity's website.

Objects

TO PROVIDE ALLOWANCES, DONATIONS OR PENSIONS TO:- (A) PERSONS OF SMALL MEANS KNOWN TO THE SETTLER WHOM HE HAD HELPED OR HAD ASSISTED IN THE MUSICAL WORLD. (B) PERSONS OF SMALL MEANS WHOM THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER DESERVING OF ASSISTANCE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Lambeth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £4,443,119 for the year ended 5 April 2026, driven primarily by net gains on investments of £4,485,188. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains free reserves of £175,958, which falls within its stated policy parameters of 10% to 80% of total net income. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by PEM Audit 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.

• Complaints handling
• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• philip denmanchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr FRANCESCA MARIE-CAROLA DENMAN · trustee of 1 other charity
• NICHOLAS JERMYN WOLSTAN CAINE

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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