THE MAX REINHARDT CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 264741 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General Charitable PurposesArts/CultureEducation/Training

Objects

TO PAY THE CAPITAL AND INCOME TO SUCH CHARITIES OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE SETTLOR SHALL DETERMINE DURING HIS LIFETIME AND AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE AFTER HIS DEATH.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Animals · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wiltshire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£102k
Latest spending
£64k
Registered
1973
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £1,197,779, driven largely by a legacy receipt and investment gains. The trustees report that systems are established to mitigate financial risks, particularly regarding investment performance, and confirm there are no material uncertainties affecting the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Legacies (89% of income)
“The trust's total income amounted to £461,402 (2023 £30,258) which consisted of a legacy of £408,872” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: a level of reserves that will produce an annual income sufficient to cover the grant applications and management and administration costs (reserves figure: £1.2m)
“The Trustee's aim to maintain a level of reserves that will produce an annual income sufficient to cover the grant applications and management and administration costs.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • Volunteers: 4
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£102k£64k
05/04/2024£461k£48k
05/04/2023£30k£20k
05/04/2022£30k£75k
05/04/2021£29k£12k

Common questions

Is THE MAX REINHARDT CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £1,197,779, driven largely by a legacy receipt and investment gains. The trustees report that systems are established to mitigate financial risks, particularly regarding investment performance, and confirm there are no material uncertainties affecting the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ROZAC CHARITABLE TRUST1£12k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE RICHARD MEINS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE MAX REINHARDT CHARITABLE TRUST£102k—0above—no doubt
THE RICHARD MEINS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£180k—0unclear—no doubt
MAAIKE MCINNES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
S AND R CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£39k—0unclear—no doubt
M O CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£146k—0within—no doubt
MINSTEAD HALL TRUST FY2025£45k—0within—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.