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PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND

Registered charity 225911 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND

Latest income
£645k
Latest spending
£28.7m
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income deficit of £28,028,542 for the year ended 30 June 2025, primarily driven by charitable expenditure exceeding investment income. Per the trustees' report, the unrestricted fund balance decreased significantly from £27,934,039 to £10,826, as the trustees executed a Deed of Gift gifting the entire value of the fund to the Community Foundation for Lancashire and Merseyside. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The Trustees do not consider the underlying capital to be reserves since it forms the sole source of income for the Trust. It is not the intention of the Trustees to build up or maintain income reserves” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£645k
Total spending
£28.7m
Cost of raising funds
£82k
Reserves (reported)
£11k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£645k£28.7m
30/06/2024£683k£869k
30/06/2023£597k£751k
30/06/2022£600k£874k
30/06/2021£487k£418k

Common questions

Is PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income deficit of £28,028,542 for the year ended 30 June 2025, primarily driven by charitable expenditure exceeding investment income. Per the trustees' report, the unrestricted fund balance decreased significantly from £27,934,039 to £10,826, as the trustees executed a Deed of Gift gifting the entire value of the fund to the Community Foundation for Lancashire and Merseyside. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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