THE DOROTHY BAYLES TRUST

Registered charity 271259 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide funds to charities and individuals, especially in Lincolnshire.We have far more requests than available funds.

Objects

CHARITABLE PURPOSES, CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS AT TRUSTEES' DISCRETION BUT FOUNDER INDICATES SPECIAL REGARD FOR THE DOROTHY KERIN TRUST (229261) THE CHESHIRE FOUNDATION HOMES FOR THE SICK, (218186), LINCOLN CATHEDRAL DEAN AND CHAPTER FABRIC FUND AND THE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND (207495).

Area of benefit: U.K OF GT BRITAIN AND N IRELAND, ISLE OF MAN AND CHANNEL ISL

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Latest income
£46k
Latest spending
£48k
Registered
1976
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,593,702, which the trustees consider adequate to cover expenditure given that donations are limited to income received each year. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £1,955 for the year, resulting in a surplus after expending £43,692 against incoming resources of £45,647.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate reserves to cover its expenditure... no commitment regarding annual donations (held: £2.6m)
“The trustees consider that the trust fund has adequate reserves to cover its expenditure. This is because donations are given from the trust fund but only to the extent that they are covered by income each year. The trust has no commitment regarding annual donations.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£46k£48k
31/12/2024£46k£44k
31/12/2023£50k£50k
31/12/2022£55k£49k
31/12/2021£51k£43k

Common questions

Is THE DOROTHY BAYLES TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,593,702, which the trustees consider adequate to cover expenditure given that donations are limited to income received each year. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £1,955 for the year, resulting in a surplus after expending £43,692 against incoming resources of £45,647. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.