THE ILIFFE FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 273437 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the charity is making distributions for the benefit of charitable purposes in the United Kingdom or any other part of the world. In practice the majority of distributions are made to UK registered charities and particularly to charities local to Berkshire.

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Latest income
£34k
Latest spending
£75k
Registered
1977
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £1,599,782, which the trustees consider far outweigh any contingency. The trustees have adopted the going concern basis, concluding there are no material uncertainties regarding the trust's ability to continue in operational existence. The reserves policy is to distribute all income arising each year, with no specific reserves set aside for contingencies.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.6m; policy: distribute all the income arising each year subject to funding applications received; no specific reserves set aside for contingencies)
“The Trustees have a policy to distribute all the income arising each year subject to funding applications received. There are no specific reserves set aside for contingencies as the total funds far outweigh any contingency that could arise.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£34k£75k
05/04/2024£33k£79k
05/04/2023£32k£95k
05/04/2022£28k£144k
05/04/2021£28k£95k

Common questions

Is THE ILIFFE FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £1,599,782, which the trustees consider far outweigh any contingency. The trustees have adopted the going concern basis, concluding there are no material uncertainties regarding the trust's ability to continue in operational existence. The reserves policy is to distribute all income arising each year, with no specific reserves set aside for contingencies. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.