THE WILLIAM WEBSTER CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 259848 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trustee(s) distribute the income arising in accordance with the terms of the trust in making grants to such various charitable organisations at their discretion.

Objects

TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH ONE OR MORE ASSOCIATIONS, ORGANISATIONS OR TRUSTS ESTABLISHED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES ONLY AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, BUT DURING THE LIFETIME OF THE SETTLOR, ONLY WITH THE CONSENT OF THE SETTLOR SHALL DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: UNRESTRICTED

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £16,872 at the year end, with a total trust capital value of £2,488,223. The trustees' policy is to distribute all income arising after operating expenses, noting that undistributed income may be held in reserve due to timing differences between income receipt and grant authorisation.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Zedra Trust Company (UK) Limited · trustee of 23 other charities

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

Operates in: Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

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