ANNE FRENCH MEMORIAL TRUST

Registered charity 254567 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grants for charitable purposes within the Diocese of Norwich with focus on the support and training of the clergy, support for certain activities of the Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance and other Norfolk charities.

Objects

FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHATSOEVER WITHIN THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH.

Area of benefit: DIOCESE OF NORWICH

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

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

Latest income
£317k
Latest spending
£346k
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £9,219,044, driven by significant investment gains of £637,304, while unrestricted reserves stood at £35,509. The charity awarded grants totaling £317,045 and reported total income of £317,398, primarily from investment dividends. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with sufficient resources to continue operations.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no more than £20,000 in the General Fund (reserves figure: £36k)
“It is the Trustees' intention to hold no more than £20,000 in the General Fund at each year end, this being the approximate cost of administrative expenses for a 12 month period.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Lovewell Blake LLP. 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 05/04/2026

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

  • Volunteers: 1
  • 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

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2026£317k£346k
05/04/2025£283k£250k
05/04/2024£269k£230k
05/04/2023£253k£271k
05/04/2022£258k£-10k

Common questions

Is ANNE FRENCH MEMORIAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £9,219,044, driven by significant investment gains of £637,304, while unrestricted reserves stood at £35,509. The charity awarded grants totaling £317,045 and reported total income of £317,398, primarily from investment dividends. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with sufficient resources to continue operations. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Lovewell Blake LLP.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ANNE FRENCH MEMORIAL TRUST£317k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£167k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ANNIE SCHIFF CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£60k——above—no doubt
D C MONCRIEFF CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£62k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£192k—0unclear—no doubt
LADY MONICA COCKFIELD MEMORIAL TRUST FY2025£46k—0unclear—noted

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