THE FLORENCE AND WALTER JOHN BURCHELL CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 264371 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BURCHELL TRUST, THE FLORENCE AND WALTER JOHN BURCHELL CHARITY

To provide homes for the elderly who are in necessitous circumstances and who were either born in the Borough of Marlborough or who have resided there for at least ten years.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Latest income
£50k
Latest spending
£24k
Registered
1972
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves are £2,108,947, with £60,801 classified as free reserves. The trustees consider this level of reserves sufficient to meet property upgrading and repairs for two to three years. The charity reported a net surplus of £19,200 for the year ended 30th June 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to meet the upgrading of the properties and any necessary repairs and expenses for two to three years (held: £61k)
This level of reserves is considered by the management committee to be sufficient to meet the upgrading of the properties and any necessary repairs and expenses for two to three years.
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: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£50k£24k
30/06/2024£45k£21k
30/06/2023£44k£69k
30/06/2022£44k£59k
30/06/2021£41k£54k

Common questions

Is THE FLORENCE AND WALTER JOHN BURCHELL CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total reserves are £2,108,947, with £60,801 classified as free reserves. The trustees consider this level of reserves sufficient to meet property upgrading and repairs for two to three years. The charity reported a net surplus of £19,200 for the year ended 30th June 2025. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.