ELIZA MARTHA BELL REST FUND

Registered charity 226634 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ELIZA MARTHA BELL HOME OF REST FOR LADIES

The principle activity of the charity is the provision of recuperative holidays for Christian women workers of the Protestant faith, being persons of limited means who require rest from some active missionary work or other Christian service.

Objects

THE PROVISION OF RECUPERATIVE HOLIDAYS FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN WORKERS OF THE PROTESTANT FAITH BEING PERSONS OF LIMITED MEANS WHO REQUIRE REST FROM SOME ACTIVE MISSIONARY WORK OR OTHER CHRISTIAN SERVICE

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: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £28,885, while the trustees' policy is to allocate income as soon as possible rather than maintain substantial capital cash reserves. The total net assets decreased to £875,666 due to a net loss on investments of £42,641, though the trustees regard the financial situation as satisfactory.

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 4 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.

• 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
• Investment
• Risk management
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr SIMON JOHNATHAN EYREchair
• GRETA MARY DE WIRTZ
• MARK ALAN SMITH
• MR RAY DADSWELL
• MR TIM FIRTH
• Stephen David Francis · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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