SPURRELL CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 267287 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Objects

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FORM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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 · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Buckinghamshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£87k

Latest spending

£107k

Registered

1974

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity's unrestricted funds decreased from £3,183,840 to £3,059,482 due to net investment losses of £104,504, despite generating £87,393 in investment income. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern and does not maintain a specific level of income reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investments (98% of income)

“Income and interest from investments totalled £87,393 (£82,228 in 2024) with £13,295 (£12,882 in 2024) being used to generate such funds.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Mr Martyn Spurrell is actively involved in providing ongoing support to the people of Ukraine and the to Pavers Foundation reflects their known work in this area. Martyn Spurrell presented the Charity to the Trustees, but was not involved in the final decision.

“Mr Martyn Spurrell is actively involved in providing ongoing support to the people of Ukraine and the to Pavers Foundation reflects their known work in this area. Martyn Spurrell presented the Charity to the Trustees, but was not involved in the final decision.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Conflicting interests
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

MARTYN RICHARD SPURRELLchair
Adele Deborah Vallance
Christopher Joseph Spurrell
Shirley Anne Spurrell · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£87k	£107k
05/04/2024	£82k	£110k
05/04/2023	£89k	£113k
05/04/2022	£69k	£98k
05/04/2021	£65k	£79k

Common questions

Is SPURRELL CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity's unrestricted funds decreased from £3,183,840 to £3,059,482 due to net investment losses of £104,504, despite generating £87,393 in investment income. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern and does not maintain a specific level of income reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SPEARS-STUTZ CHARITABLE TRUST.

SPEARS-STUTZ CHARITABLE TRUST income £126k
THE A M CHARITABLE TRUST income £157k
SPENCER HART CHARITABLE TRUST income £30k
THE ANNA ROSA FORSTER CHARITABLE TRUST income £73k
NORMANBY CHARITABLE TRUST income £311k
THE SEARLE CHARITABLE TRUST income £167k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SPURRELL CHARITABLE TRUST	£87k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SPEARS-STUTZ CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£126k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE A M CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£157k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SPENCER HART CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£30k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ANNA ROSA FORSTER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£73k	—	above	—	no doubt
NORMANBY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£311k	—	above	—	no doubt

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