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THE CONSTANCE PATERSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 249556 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CONSTANCE PATERSON CHARITABLE FUND

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Objects

SUCH PURPOSES RECOGNISED BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME SELECT.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Latest income
£52k
Latest spending
£60k
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £1,820,842.23 to £1,776,915.91 due to an unrealised investment loss of £35,549.00. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and maintains a reserves policy to hold funds equivalent to the historic cost of investments. Governance costs were £11,927.10, while charitable donations totalled £48,000.00.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment Income
“Income from UK Listed Securities 50,361.40” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least equivalent to the historic cost of investments, together with a small cash balance of income (held: £1.8m)
“It is the Trustee's intention to maintain an unrestricted fund at least equivalent to the historic cost of investments, together with a small cash balance of income” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Remuneration of £9,773.10 was paid to Kleinwort Hambros Trust Company (UK) Limited for its services as corporate Trustee.
“Remuneration of £9,773.10 (£9,431.70 in 2024) was paid to Kleinwort Hambros Trust Company (UK) Limited for its services as corporate Trustee.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration paid to corporate trustee
“Remuneration of £9,773.10 (£9,431.70 in 2024) was paid to Kleinwort Hambros Trust Company (UK) Limited for its services as corporate Trustee. There were no other related party transactions during the year.” — page 12
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£52k£60k
05/04/2024£50k£55k
05/04/2023£49k£11k
05/04/2022£49k£58k
05/04/2021£53k£94k

Common questions

Is THE CONSTANCE PATERSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £1,820,842.23 to £1,776,915.91 due to an unrealised investment loss of £35,549.00. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and maintains a reserves policy to hold funds equivalent to the historic cost of investments. Governance costs were £11,927.10, while charitable donations totalled £48,000.00. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.