THE W E DUNN TRUST

Registered charity 219418 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WED CHARITABLE TRUST

The Trustees make grants for the benefit of such charitable institutions or individuals as they in their absolute discretion decide.

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES SELECT.

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 · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Solihull, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£238k
Latest spending
£257k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £22,864, which the trustees confirm did not exceed their stated policy target of approved grants and working capital requirements. The trustees believe no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing sufficient budgeted income and expenditure coverage.

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.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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 31/03/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • 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

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: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Sandwell · Solihull · Staffordshire · Walsall · Warwickshire · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£238k£257k
31/03/2024£226k£266k
05/04/2023£229k£255k
05/04/2022£226k£249k
05/04/2021£182k£197k

Common questions

Is THE W E DUNN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £22,864, which the trustees confirm did not exceed their stated policy target of approved grants and working capital requirements. The trustees believe no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing sufficient budgeted income and expenditure coverage. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE W E DUNN TRUST£238k—0within—no doubt
THE WELDON UK CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£259k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAUL JENNINGS AND JEANETTE DUNN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2024£109k—0above—no doubt
THE DAVID DUTTON FOUNDATION FY2025£49k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WYNDHAM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£124k—0unclear—no doubt
DUNN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£58k—0unclear—no doubt

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