FRED GOLDFINCH DEC CHARITABLE WILL TRUST

Registered charity 219162 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRED GOLDFINCH

To pay or apply the income thereof to or for such charitable institution or institutions or other charitable objects as the acting trustees may in their absolute discretion select.

Objects

TO APPLY THE INCOME TO OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS OR OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SELECT AND IN SUCH PROPORTIONS AS THEY THINK PROPER. (WITHOUT IMPOSING LEGAL OBLIGATIONS SETTLOR EXPRESSED THE WISH THAT TRUSTEES SHALL SO FAR AS THEY CONSIDER IT DESIRABLE GIVE PREFERENCE TO CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND OBJECTS IN WHITSTABLE OR ELSEWHERE IN KENT.)

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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

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Latest income
£58k
Latest spending
£42k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is funded primarily by investment income earned on a security portfolio, along with bank deposits and rental income. The trustees report that they take due care with respect to reserve levels and maintain appropriate systems of control. The filing confirms that no material matters came to the examiner's attention regarding the accuracy of the accounting records or accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Investment Income 29,756” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£58k£42k
05/04/2024£48k£75k
05/04/2023£50k£26k
05/04/2022£61k£57k
05/04/2021£41k£35k

Common questions

Is FRED GOLDFINCH DEC CHARITABLE WILL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is funded primarily by investment income earned on a security portfolio, along with bank deposits and rental income. The trustees report that they take due care with respect to reserve levels and maintain appropriate systems of control. The filing confirms that no material matters came to the examiner's attention regarding the accuracy of the accounting records or accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.