THE FRANCIS W RECKITT ARTS TRUST

Registered charity 230928 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MOUNT PLEASANT, THE MOUNT PLEASANT ARTISTS REST HOME

To provide grants towards board and accommodation costs for men and women professionally engaged in literature, music or the fine arts, where those in need would be able to work or rest in peaceful surroundings for short periods.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, POVERTY AND SICKNESS AMONG ARTISTS BY:(1) THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO ENABLE ARTISTS WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH ASSISTANCE TO ACCESS FACILITIES AND/OR SUITABLE ACCOMMODATION TO ENABLE THEM TO PRACTICE THEIR PROFESSION SO AS TO BRING THEMSELVES OUT OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND/OR POVERTY; (2) THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO ENABLE TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION TO BE SECURED FOR ARTISTS IN NEED OF SUCH ASSISTANCE WHO ARE RECOVERING FROM ILLNESS.

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £5,668,046, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover administration and support costs as well as respond to emergencies. The charity reported a net increase in funds of £485,941 for the year, driven by significant investment gains, while maintaining a reserves policy focused on covering costs and supporting grants.

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.

• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• MR CHRIS GREENchair
• Chris Cook
• Ian Archer · trustee of 1 other charity
• MS MARCELLE BERNSTEIN
• Mark Roland Fishlock

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FENTON ARTS TRUST.

• THE FENTON ARTS TRUST income £182k
• COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.3m
• STIWT ARTS TRUST LIMITED income £274k
• Royal Academy Trust income £5.4m
• THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION income £867k
• THE SACCONI TRUST income £126k

Side by side with its peers

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