THE BROCKLEBANK CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 235409 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ABELL TRUST

The principal object of the Trust is to make grants or loans to registered charities and to individuals as the Trustees think fit.

Objects

SUCH GENERAL 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.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £2,770,918, with free reserves of £73,714 considered adequate by the Trustees. The charity reported a net income of £28,119 driven by investment gains, allowing it to maintain a strong financial footing while distributing 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 3 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.

• 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

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 0.7% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

• DIANA SCOTT
• MRS M E BROCKLEBANK · trustee of 1 other charity
• William Falconer Brocklebank

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

Operates in: Greece · Scotland · Tanzania · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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• THE R S BROWNLESS CHARITABLE TRUST income £44k
• THE STOCKWELL/CLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST income £99k

Side by side with its peers

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