FROGNAL TRUST

Registered charity 244444 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trust applies income for general charitable purposes at the discretion of the trustees, awarding grants to other charities for people with disabilities, the elderly/ old people, youth, medical research and environmental heritage.

Objects

TO APPLY THE INCOME TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR INSTITUTION PURPOSES OR PURPOSE IN SUCH SHARES BETWEEN THE IF MORE THAN ONE AND AT SUCH TIMES AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT PROVIDED THAT THE INCOME SHALL NOT BE PAID OR APPLIED TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY INSTITUTION OR PURPOSE THE MAIN OBJECT OF WHICH IS THE CARE OR WELFARE OF ANIMALS OF THE PROPOGATION OR ANY RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wiltshire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£104k
Latest spending
£123k
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £194,075.54 against a policy target of holding between 3 to 6 months of grant expenditure. The charity reported a net loss on investments of £353,343.02, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances from £3,800,054.95 to £3,427,722.10 for the year.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investments (100% of income)
“Income from: Investments 104,130.06”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of grant expenditure (reserves figure: £194k)
“the trustees plan to hold between 3 to 6 months grant expenditure as free reserves.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£104k£123k
05/04/2024£103k£135k
05/04/2023£99k£156k
05/04/2022£100k£154k
05/04/2021£88k£24k

Common questions

Is FROGNAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £194,075.54 against a policy target of holding between 3 to 6 months of grant expenditure. The charity reported a net loss on investments of £353,343.02, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances from £3,800,054.95 to £3,427,722.10 for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BENITA AND GERALD FOGEL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FROGNAL TRUST£104k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BENITA AND GERALD FOGEL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£32k——unclear—no doubt
THE F W TRUST LTD FY2025£79k—0unclear—no doubt
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£164k—0unclear—no doubt
E F AND M G HALL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£152k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MULLION CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£45k—0below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.