THE CLEEVES AND WHITEHEAD TRUST

Registered charity 223903 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CLEEVES MEMORIAL FUND

The Charity is a General Purpose Charity, giving Charitable help to Children and young people, the elderly and old people and people with disabilities or special needs. It makes grants to individuals and organisations.

Objects

1. THE RELIEF OF PAST AND PRESENT MARK MASTER MASONS OF WEST YORKSHIRE AND THEIR RELATIVES AND DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OR2. FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHARITIES, CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT

Area of benefit: THE WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £24,711 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven by charitable expenditure exceeding income, although investment gains partially offset this loss. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £542,427, which is above the stated target of £500,000 held to provide sufficient income for future grant giving.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Craig Ashton Oates
• Ian Wolstencroft · trustee of 1 other charity
• Marcus Greenwood
• Martin Lee Lambert
• Michael Jessop · trustee of 2 other charities
• Pamela Anne Snowden
• Prof Marios Adamou
• STEVEN COLIN HIDES
• Trevor Malcolm Batten
• William Donald Forbes Coverdale

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Calderdale · City Of Wakefield · Doncaster · East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kirklees · Leeds City · North Yorkshire · Sheffield City

Income and spending

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