THE GENERAL CHARITY FUND

Registered charity 234710 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COL W W PILKINGTON WILL TRUSTS - THE GENERAL CHARITY FUND, PILKINGTON GENERAL CHARITY FUND

Donations are made to registered charities in the Arts, Drugs, Medical and Environment fields.

Objects

TO OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outflow of £1,812 for the year, with total income of £58,618 and total expenditure of £60,430. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and unrestricted funds increased to £2,679,405.

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 handling
• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• ARNOLD PHILIP PILKINGTON · trustee of 2 other charities
• Eleanor India Ashton · trustee of 1 other charity
• Neil Pilkington Jones · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Wirral

Income and spending

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