THE FELTMAKERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 259906 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide support to hatting trade pensioners, organisations associated with hatting and the production of felt and to institutions involved in hatting training and education. Donations are also made to the Armed Forces and to other sponsored charities approved by the Trustees from time to time.

Objects

UPON TRUST TO PAY SUCH INCOME TO SUCH CHARITIES OR OTHERWISE TO APPLY SUCH INCOME FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION RAISE A SUM OR SUMS OUT OF CAPITAL OF THE FUND AND PAY THE SUM TO SUCH CHARITIES OR OTHERWISE APPLY SUCH SUMS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT

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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £991,097, with total net assets of £1,113,509. The trustees report that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue in business. The charity's investment portfolio, valued at £976,360, provided the majority of its incoming resources.

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.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• 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
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Feltmakers Charitable Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• PETER SIMEONSchair
• ANNE MANNIX
• Edward Patrick Winfield
• JAMES EDWARD DE BROE-FERGUSON · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mark Lyndon Williams
• NIGEL MACDONALD
• Timothy Edward Stocks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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