DUMBRECK CHARITY
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Objects
PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The charity reports unrestricted reserves of £5,509,812, which the trustees deem appropriate to sustain grant-making and governance without depleting investment capital. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. The charity relies on investment income and does not actively fundraise.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees consider that the current level of reserves is appropriate to enable them to continue to fund grants and governance costs without significantly reducing the investment capital of the charity.”
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2026
- Grant-making is its main activity
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
Trustees
- Hugh Bampfield Carslake
- JANE ULOTH
- JUDITH MELLING
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2026 | £194k | £150k |
| 05/04/2025 | £190k | £175k |
| 05/04/2024 | £196k | £145k |
| 05/04/2023 | £185k | £161k |
| 05/04/2022 | £172k | £165k |
Common questions
Is DUMBRECK CHARITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reports unrestricted reserves of £5,509,812, which the trustees deem appropriate to sustain grant-making and governance without depleting investment capital. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. The charity relies on investment income and does not actively fundraise. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUMBRECK CHARITY | £194k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| D L M CHARITABLE TRUST | £198k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE P B DUMBELL CHARITABLE TRUST | £53k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| DOCTOR AND MRS ALFRED DARLINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST | £62k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PATRICK TRUST | £348k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE DU BROW CHARITY | £196k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |