ROTARY CLUB OF COLCHESTER TRUST FUND

Registered charity 275463 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Standard Charitable activities

Objects

THE RELIEF OF THE POOR AND NEEDY OR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE INSTITUTION SOCIETY OR OBJECT AS THE CLUB SHALL IN DULY CONSTITUTED MEETING FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT.

Area of benefit: COLCHESTER

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Colchester, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£79k
Latest spending
£78k
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased slightly in the year to £39,985 from £40,982, resulting in a net expenditure of £997. The trustees consider the charity’s financial position to be satisfactory, with unrestricted reserves of £27,554 and restricted reserves of £12,431. The charity maintains sufficient reserves to continue achieving its principal objectives.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to enable the Charity to continue to achieve its principal (held: £28k)
“The Charity’s policy on reserves is to maintain sufficient reserves to enable the Charity to continue to achieve its principal” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Interest on investment held on behalf of the Club transferred to the Club.
“Interest on this part of the investment is transferred to the Club, the amount being 422 380”
“Part of the Trust COIF Investment is held on behalf of the Club, the balance at the Balance Sheet date being 8816 8,816”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Part of Trust COIF Investment held on behalf of the Club.
“Interest on this part of the investment is transferred to the Club, the amount being 422 380”
“Part of the Trust COIF Investment is held on behalf of the Club, the balance at the Balance Sheet date being 8816 8,816”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — rotary club of colchester trustfund (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£79k£78k
30/06/2024£62k£51k
30/06/2023£42k£47k
30/06/2022£39k£46k
30/06/2021£30k£45k

Common questions

Is ROTARY CLUB OF COLCHESTER TRUST FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased slightly in the year to £39,985 from £40,982, resulting in a net expenditure of £997. The trustees consider the charity’s financial position to be satisfactory, with unrestricted reserves of £27,554 and restricted reserves of £12,431. The charity maintains sufficient reserves to continue achieving its principal objectives. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROTARY CLUB OF COLCHESTER TRUST FUND£79k—0above—no doubt
ROTARY CLUB OF RAMSBOTTOM TRUST FUND FY2025£26k——unclear—no doubt
ROTARY CLUB OF GLOUCESTER TRUST FUND FY2025£30k—0above—no doubt
THE ROTARY CLUB OF WARRINGTON CHARITY FUND FY2025£8k—0above—no doubt
ROTARY CLUB OF CHRISTCHURCH CHARITIES FUND FY2025£36k—0unclear—no doubt
ROTARY CLUB OF LODDON VALE TRUST FUND FY2025£40k—0unclear—no doubt

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