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THE BOLTONS TRUST

Registered charity 257951 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHARLOTTE LYN BERNSTEIN CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT

The principal aims and objectives of the Trust are:i) the pursuit, understanding and reduction of innocent suffering;ii) the support for education, research and welfare projects.

Objects

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY 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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Get email alerts

Latest income
£34k
Latest spending
£59k
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £1,236,459 at the year end, with free reserves of only £2,763. The trustees consider this level of reserves to be sufficient to cover governance costs and respond to grant applications, noting that the charity has no significant overheads. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £19,991 for the year, primarily due to grants paid exceeding investment income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: investment_income (100% of income)
“During the year the charity received £33,896 (2024: £31,512) from its principal funding source of investment income.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure (held: £3k)
“The Trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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£34k£59k
05/04/2024£32k£46k
05/04/2023£28k£46k
05/04/2022£26k£87k
05/04/2021£24k£83k

Common questions

Is THE BOLTONS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £1,236,459 at the year end, with free reserves of only £2,763. The trustees consider this level of reserves to be sufficient to cover governance costs and respond to grant applications, noting that the charity has no significant overheads. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £19,991 for the year, primarily due to grants paid exceeding investment income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.