THE MOREL CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 268943 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MOREL TRUST

support of the arts, in particular drama, organisations working for improved race relations, inner city projects and third world projects

Objects

TO APPLY THE INCOME AND ALL OR SUCH PART OF THE CAPITAL THEREOF AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL 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: Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Lambeth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£60k
Latest spending
£117k
Registered
1975
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £157,367 for the year, driven by grants exceeding investment income. However, the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, supported by total funds carried forward of £2,054,110.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Note 13
“No payments were made to Trustees or any persons connected with them during this financial period other than small reimbursements. No material transaction took place between the organisation and a trustee or any person connected with them.” — page 14
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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • 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
31/03/2025£60k£117k
31/03/2024£60k£82k
31/03/2023£60k£102k
31/03/2022£59k£134k
31/03/2021£60k£68k

Common questions

Is THE MOREL CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £157,367 for the year, driven by grants exceeding investment income. However, the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, supported by total funds carried forward of £2,054,110. Its FY2025 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
AMABRILL LTD1£50k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE MOREL CHARITABLE TRUST£60k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MELVILLE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£31k——unclear—no doubt
THE MITCHELL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£40k—0unclear—no doubt
THE C J M CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£100k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LERI CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£486k—0unclear—no doubt
THE M Y A CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£88k—0unclear—no doubt

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