FREDERICK GEORGE DRAY, RESIDUARY ESTATE TRUST

Registered charity 211443 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity pays the income of the trust fund to four appointed charities in accordance with the governing documents.

Objects

INCOME OF THE TRUST TO BE DIVIDED EQUALLY BETWEEN SPURGEON'S ORPHAN HOMES, BIRCHINGTON, KENT. DR. BARNARDO'S HOMES. WEST LONDON HOSPITAL HAMMERSMITH. LORD MAYOR TRELOAR'S CRIPPLES HOSPITAL AND COLLEGE, ALTON, HANTS.

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: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Winchester, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£54k
Latest spending
£35k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £20,264 at the end of the reporting period, compared to £171 in the previous year. The trustees pursue a policy of maintaining free reserves to cover future needs, contingencies, and risks, with no funds reported in deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintaining a free reserve available to be spent in the furtherance of the charity’s objectives as well as covering future needs, opportunities, contingencies and risks (reserves figure: £20k)
“The Trustees pursue a policy of maintaining a free reserve available to be spent in the furtherance of the charity’s objectives as well as covering future needs, opportunities, contingencies and risks.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: HSBC paid £1,556 for trust administration and investment management fees, authorised under the trust deed.
“HSBC was paid £1,556 for trust administration and investment management fees during the year under review. These fees are authorised under clause 2 of the trust deed.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 14/09/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
14/09/2025£54k£35k
05/04/2024£51£0
05/04/2023£29k£29k
05/04/2022£43£33
05/04/2021£27k£27k

Common questions

Is FREDERICK GEORGE DRAY, RESIDUARY ESTATE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £20,264 at the end of the reporting period, compared to £171 in the previous year. The trustees pursue a policy of maintaining free reserves to cover future needs, contingencies, and risks, with no funds reported in deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SONGDALE LIMITED1£8k

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FREDERICK GEORGE DRAY, RESIDUARY ESTATE TRUST£54k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£13k—0above—no doubt
THE ARTHUR RONALD DYER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£56k—0unclear—no doubt
DR FRIEDRICH STOCK MEMORIAL TRUST FY2026£29k——unclear—no doubt
D R CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£527k—0unclear—no doubt
T. A. G. TRUST LTD FY2025£191k—0unclear—no doubt

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