MRS M H ALLEN TRUST
To benefit such naval and/or military charities or institutions as the trustees from time to time determine.The Trustees meet at the beginning of January each year - all bids should be submitted by the 1st December. The Trustees will look favourably on bids submitted via email.
Objects
SUCH NAVAL AND/OR MILITARY CHARITIES OR INSTITUTIONS AS THE TRUSTEE OR TRUSTEES MAY IN HIS OR THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME SELECT. BY AN ORDER MADE IN THE CHANCERY DIVISION OF THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE ON 27TH NOVEMBER 1925, MR JUSTICE ASTBURY DECLARED THAT THE OBJECTS SHOWN ABOVE IS A VALID CHARITABLE TRUST.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity is exempt from income tax and capital gains tax. The trustees consider themselves the key management personnel and receive no remuneration. There were no related party transactions during the period.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- 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 05/04/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- Richard Nugee CB CVO CBEchair
- BROOKE ERIC VANSITTART BOWATER
- CAPTAIN ANDREW PAUL CECIL NIEKIRK
- LIEUTENANT COLONEL WILLIAM DAVID NIEKIRK
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2025 | £56k | £65k |
| 05/04/2024 | £60k | £134k |
| 05/04/2023 | £63k | £211k |
| 05/04/2022 | £57k | £54k |
| 05/04/2021 | £51k | £53k |
Common questions
Is MRS M H ALLEN TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is exempt from income tax and capital gains tax. The trustees consider themselves the key management personnel and receive no remuneration. There were no related party transactions during the period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds MRS M H ALLEN TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MRS M H ALLEN TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ROYAL ALEXANDRA AND ALBERT SCHOOL.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE ROYAL ALEXANDRA AND ALBERT SCHOOL | FY2021 | £2k | Bursaries for specific pupils |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| UNSEEN (UK) | 1 | £20k |
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- ST JUDE'S TRUST
- P F CHARITABLE TRUST
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- EVELYN MAY TRUST
- DOUGLAS ARTER FOUNDATION
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRS M H ALLEN TRUST | £56k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST JUDE'S TRUST | £46k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| P F CHARITABLE TRUST | £4.4m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE BURDEN TRUST | £206k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EVELYN MAY TRUST | £27k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| DOUGLAS ARTER FOUNDATION | £124k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |