RYCROFT CHILDREN'S FUND

Registered charity 231771 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity makes grants to the classes shown in A8c for the benefit of children and young persons in need, hardship or distress for the purposes shown in A8a. Grants are made entirely at the discretion of the trustees. We do not make grants for computer equipment, education, overseas travel or individual holidays.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AND WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE COUNTIES OF CHESHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, GREATER MANCHESTER, LANCASHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, SOUTH YORKSHIRE AND WEST YORKSHIRE.PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO SUCH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS QUALIFIED AFORESAID WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE CITIES OF MANCHESTER AND SALFORD AND THE BOROUGH OF TRAFFORD.

Area of benefit: SEE OBJECTS

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,485,821 at the year end, a decrease from the previous year's £1,520,074. The trustees consider these reserves necessary to generate sufficient income to perform their activities. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTOPHER PETER LEES-JONESchair
• ALAN GREATBATCH
• BRADLEY BOYD RUSSELL
• CATHERINE MARY KENYON
• Christina Frances Lees-Jones
• Dr Priya Iyer
• Simon Cross

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Derbyshire · Lancashire · Leeds City · Manchester City · Staffordshire · Trafford

Income and spending

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