THE VERNON SMITH CHURCH TRUST CHARITY

Registered charity 261207 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VERNON SMITH TRUST

Make grants for the religious and charitable work of the Church of England in the Ecclesiastical Parishes of Edge and Pitchcombe.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY 50 PER CENT OF THE NET INCOME OF THE CHARITY FOR THE PURPOSES OF FURTHERING THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE EDGE AND THE REMAINING 50 PER CENT FOR THE SAID PURPOSE IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PITCHCOMBE

Area of benefit: ECCLESIASTICAL PARISHES OF THE EDGE AND PITCHCOMBE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £10,467 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £28,370 and total expenditure of £41,075. The charity holds net current assets of £101,896, represented by various bank deposits and prepayments. The trustees' report notes that the accounts are not subject to internal checks for completeness, a common feature for organizations of this size.

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 2 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANTHONY JOHN BEARDchair
• MR MIKE SANDERSON
• ROGER BRIAN STEWART
• Rob Little

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

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