WOLVERHAMPTON ROTARY CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 220492 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Economic & community development together with the relief of poverty locally, nationally and internationally by the making of grants to individuals and organisations.

Objects

A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS EITHER BY DIRECT PAYMENTS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NECESSITIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES OR BY CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUCH CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS OR FUNDS ALREADY EXISTING FOR THIS PURPOSE AS MAY BE APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES. B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY CONTRIBUTION TO SUCH EDUCATIONAL ORGANISATIONS OR FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES ONLY AS MAY BE APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE WOLVERHAMPTON

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £3,197 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £51,108. The trustees have determined that £20,000 is required to meet the objects of the Trust, leaving significant unrestricted reserves above this target. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Rotary Foundation — “Rotary has its own international charity – The Rotary Foundation. This achieves its aims in a number of ways, including operating the larges…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• John Arthur Hollingsworth
• Lilieth Lorraine McCarthy
• Ochuko Ejohwomu
• Sally Woods

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

Operates in: Staffordshire · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

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