THE OSTRICH CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 275289 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trustees have unrestricted powers to apply the Charity's funds for the benefit of such one or more charitable purposes or institutions as the trustees may from time to time in their discretion determine.The trustees receive applications from a wide variety of charitable institutions; all requests are considered and such donations are made as the trustees feel appropriate.

Objects

THE TRUST FUND AND THE INCOME THEREOF HELD TO PAY OR APPLY THE SAME TO OR TOWARDS OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH ONE OR MORE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES IN SUCH MANNER AND IN SUCH PROPORTIONS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR DISCRETION 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: General Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£11k
Latest spending
£128k
Registered
1978

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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)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 29/12/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 29/12/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 29/12/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 29/12/2022 (received 02/11/2023, 4 days after the 29/10/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
29/12/2025£11k£128k
29/12/2024£13k£110k
29/12/2023£11k£126k
29/12/2022£4k£125k
29/12/2021£431k£108k