THE PANACEA CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 227530 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q7129756 · Wikipedia · also known as THE PANACEA SOCIETY

A grant-making trust operating in the following fields: i. supporting research into and disseminating information to the public about specific aspects of the Christian Religion, ii. supporting the relief of poverty and sickness in the Bedford area through the work of recognised local health and social care related organisations.

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION (AND IN DOING SO THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE REGARD TO THE TEACHINGS OF JOANNA SOUTHCOTT AND HER SUCCESSORS); (B) IN FURTHERANCE OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES TO RELIEVE BOTH POVERTY AND SICKNESS AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BOTH GENERALLY AND IN THE PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF RELIGIOUS WORKS.

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bedford, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity holds substantial unrestricted reserves of £47,702,007, which significantly exceed its stated aim to distribute up to 100% of net income. Despite a net deficit of £12,848 for the year, the total net assets increased due to significant revaluation gains on investments and tangible fixed assets. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties regarding going concern, supported by reliable investment income and substantial long-term financial assets.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Collett Hulance Accountants Limited. 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
• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

19 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (19 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 33.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHARLES NICHOLAS MONSELLchair
• Dr Ian Beavis · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr PHILIP LOCKLEY
• Evan Jones
• Sally Johnson

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

Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

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