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THE W L PRATT CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 256907 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity's primary objectives are to support the relief of those in need in York and district, with more limited support for national and international causes.

Objects

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND DETERMINE.

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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Latest income
£74k
Latest spending
£82k
Registered
1968
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £68,757, which the Trustees consider prudent to sustain grant-making levels. The charity reported a net loss of £75,956 for the year, driven by a £68,668 loss on investments, resulting in a decrease in total funds. The Trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investments (75% of income)
“Income from local listed investments 55,849” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: prudent to hold income reserves of this order (held: £69k)
“The Trustees consider it to be prudent to hold income reserves of this order partly so that the level of grants in the immediate future can be sustained in the event of any unforeseen fall in income and partly to enable the Trustees to make one or more particularly substantial grants without prejudicing the normal pattern of grant making.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation to NSPCC for family member marathon sponsorship
“In the prior year, the trust donated £1,000 to The NSPCC in relation to sponsorship of close family members of C E W Pratt who ran a marathon to raise money for the charity. The money was donated directly to the charity.” — page 23
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£74k£82k
05/04/2024£60k£73k
05/04/2023£64k£81k
05/04/2022£63k£81k
05/04/2021£50k£70k

Common questions

Is THE W L PRATT CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £68,757, which the Trustees consider prudent to sustain grant-making levels. The charity reported a net loss of £75,956 for the year, driven by a £68,668 loss on investments, resulting in a decrease in total funds. The Trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.