THE WALTER HIGGS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 229861 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trustees have the power to apply the income and capital of the Trust for such charitable purposes as the Trustees shall from time to time in their absolute discretion determine.Unsolicited applications for support will not be considered by the Trustees.

Objects

CHARITABLE PURPOSES GENERALLY, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES

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.

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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £1,554,058, driven by net investment gains of £102,739. The trustees report no reserves policy is maintained as the Trust has no costs other than investment management fees and examiner costs. The trustees confirm adequate resources exist to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Emma Jane Knott
• KEVIN JOHN SELWYN KNOTT · trustee of 1 other charity
• NICOLA JANE KNOTT

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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