THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST

Registered charity 268934 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grants normally made only to organisations with registered charitable status in the Greater Manchester area. Capital building/renovation projects not normally supported. Grants are not made to individuals.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£290k
Latest spending
£206k
Registered
1975
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total funds of £8,409,264, comprising investments valued at £8,178,014 and net current assets of £231,250. Per the trustees' report, the charity generated a surplus of £84,078 for the year, with investment income rising to £289,738 from £223,517 in the prior year. The trustees confirm that adequate resources exist to meet liabilities for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £107,732 (held: £231k)
“the Trustees have determined that the minimum level of reserves held should be £107,732.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by DJH Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bolton · Bury · Manchester City · Oldham · Rochdale · Salford City · Stockport · Tameside · Trafford · Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£290k£206k
31/03/2024£224k£175k
31/03/2023£165k£124k
31/03/2022£106k£132k
31/03/2021£102k£133k

Common questions

Is THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total funds of £8,409,264, comprising investments valued at £8,178,014 and net current assets of £231,250. Per the trustees' report, the charity generated a surplus of £84,078 for the year, with investment income rising to £289,738 from £223,517 in the prior year. The trustees confirm that adequate resources exist to meet liabilities for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by DJH Audit Limited.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE GREATER MANCHESTER HIGH SHERIFF'S POLICE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST£290k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GREATER MANCHESTER HIGH SHERIFF'S POLICE TRUST FY2025£204k—0unclear—no doubt
PESHKAR PRODUCTIONS LIMITED FY2025£140k—0unclear—no doubt
MANCHESTER CHARITABLE TRUST LTD FY2025£154k—0above—no doubt
KEREN SHMUEL FY2022£531k—0below—no doubt
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£217k—0unclear—no doubt

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