THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT

Registered charity 212631 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Charitable Settlement

Objects

PAYMENT OF DONATIONS OR SUBSCRIPTIONS TO SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR FOR ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE.

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 · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£120k
Latest spending
£23k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £4,544,771, which the Trustees believe are sufficient for current purposes. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £90,026, driven by investment gains, while charitable grants made were significantly lower than the prior year. The Trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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 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

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
05/04/2025£120k£23k
05/04/2024£107k£109k
05/04/2023£119k£156k
05/04/2022£112k£125k
05/04/2021£123k£111k

Common questions

Is THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £4,544,771, which the Trustees believe are sufficient for current purposes. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £90,026, driven by investment gains, while charitable grants made were significantly lower than the prior year. The Trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. 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
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GREAT BRITAIN1£35k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with J S F POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT£120k—0unclear—no doubt
J S F POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT FY2025£168k—0unclear—no doubt
J E POSNANSKY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JG CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£173k—0unclear—no doubt
G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£124k—0above—no doubt
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST FY2026£1.2m—0above—no doubt

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