THE PEWTERERS' SEAHORSE CHARITABLE TRUST
The original purpose of the Trust was to establish homes for the Elderly.However, the Trust Deed gives the Trustees wide discretion to use its funds for charitable purposes. During the year the Trust has made contributions to a number of organisations principally towards education, work with disadvantaged young people and other charitable activities.
Objects
SUCH PURPOSES EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME SELECT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £21,173, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining unrestricted funds at a level equating to approximately one year of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The charity's total assets are primarily held in investment portfolios valued at £3,201,773, with no restricted or endowment funds reported.
What the accounts disclose
“The Charity maintains its assets in the Investment portfolio and within this will always maintain unrestricted funds at a level that equates to approximately one year of unrestricted charitable expenditure by the Charity.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Risk management
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025
- Volunteers: 5
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/09/2022 (received 03/10/2023, 65 days after the 30/07/2023 due date).
Trustees
- John David Edmund Gallagherchair
- Adrian Charles Harold Williams
- Alexandra Helen Boyle
- Andrew Howard Arthur Caplen
- Ann Buxton
- Dominic Hughes
- Georgia Sophie Hodgson
- Sarah Abigail Targett
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £111k | £121k |
| 30/09/2024 | £139k | £176k |
| 30/09/2023 | £163k | £119k |
| 30/09/2022 | £285k | £300k |
| 05/04/2021 | £91k | £144k |
Common questions
Is THE PEWTERERS' SEAHORSE CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £21,173, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining unrestricted funds at a level equating to approximately one year of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The charity's total assets are primarily held in investment portfolios valued at £3,201,773, with no restricted or endowment funds reported. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATION | 1 | £3k |
Charities like this
- THE PAVIORS' CHARITY
- THE CHARLES PEEL CHARITABLE TRUST
- THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST
- THE PAULINE AND HAROLD BERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST
- THE TUDOR PRITCHARD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
- THE PETER AND TERESA HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PEWTERERS' SEAHORSE CHARITABLE TRUST | £111k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE PAVIORS' CHARITY | £180k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE CHARLES PEEL CHARITABLE TRUST | £29k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST | £1.1m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAULINE AND HAROLD BERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST | £48k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE TUDOR PRITCHARD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | £55k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |