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THE ROGER PILKINGTON YOUNG TRUST

Registered charity 251148 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Financial support for distressed elderly gentle-folk.

Objects

FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR DISTRESSED ELDERLY GENTLEFOLK

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: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£55k
Latest spending
£81k
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £25,370 for the year, driven by a decrease in investment value and expenditure exceeding income. However, total unrestricted funds remain substantial at £1,410,491, with £113,707 held as free reserves. The trustees confirm that the charity meets the definition of a public entity and has adequate resources to continue in business.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: reserve level of income (reserves figure: £114k)
“To guard against the risk of exceeding the limit, they maintain a reserve level of income.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: No trustees received remuneration. However, the charity paid professional fees to Everys Solicitors, a firm where two trustees are partners.
“None of the Trustees have been paid any remuneration or expenses by the Charity during the year (2024: none). During the year the Trust paid investment management fees of £11,103 (2024: £11,488) and professional fees of £7,662 (2024: £7,122) to Everys solicitors, a practice in which J Griffin (trustee) and C Thomas-Collins (trustee) are partners.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment of professional fees to Everys Solicitors, a practice in which two trustees are partners.
“During the year the Trust paid investment management fees of £11,103 (2024: £11,488) and professional fees of £7,662 (2024: £7,122) to Everys solicitors, a practice in which J Griffin (trustee) and C Thomas-Collins (trustee) are partners. At the year-end, £1,689 (2024: £3,194) was due to Everys Solicitors in respect of professional services provided.” — page 14
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

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£55k£81k
05/04/2024£59k£71k
05/04/2023£53k£74k
05/04/2022£48k£77k
05/04/2021£54k£75k

Common questions

Is THE ROGER PILKINGTON YOUNG TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £25,370 for the year, driven by a decrease in investment value and expenditure exceeding income. However, total unrestricted funds remain substantial at £1,410,491, with £113,707 held as free reserves. The trustees confirm that the charity meets the definition of a public entity and has adequate resources to continue in business. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
AMABRILL LTD1£50k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ROGER AND INGRID PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ROGER PILKINGTON YOUNG TRUST£55k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROGER AND INGRID PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£82k—0unclear—no doubt
THE P A R CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£75k—0above—no doubt
YOUNG CONCERN TRUST FY2025£717k—0above—no doubt
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND FY2025£645k—0below—no doubt
THE M Y A CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£88k—0unclear—no doubt

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