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HON CHARLES PEARSON CHARITY TRUST

Registered charity 275821 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE DEMIGRYPHON TRUST

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Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Latest income
£76k
Latest spending
£76k
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,646,247, providing a significant buffer against the net outgoing resources of £188 and an unrealised investment loss of £173,647. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient investment portfolio value to support continued grant making. No specific reserves policy target is stated, only an intention to sustain funds for grants and administration costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds for the level of grants paid and to cover the Charity's management and administration costs (held: £3.6m)
“It is the intention of the Trustee to sustain the unrestricted funds at a level which will provide sufficient funds for the level of grants paid and to cover the Charity's management and administration costs” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Related Party Transactions
“During the year, Millbank Financial Services Limited ('MFS') charged fees of £1,850 [2024: £1,692] for their Portfolio Stewardship service and Cowdray Trust Limited charged administration expenses of £24,570 [2024: £21,466]. The Hon H MT Gibson, The Hon C A Pearson and Mr M P Harris (Directors of Cowdray Trust Limited) are Directors of MFS.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£76k£76k
05/04/2024£64k£64k
05/04/2023£35k£69k
05/04/2022£29k£79k
05/04/2021£81k£93k

Common questions

Is HON CHARLES PEARSON CHARITY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,646,247, providing a significant buffer against the net outgoing resources of £188 and an unrealised investment loss of £173,647. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient investment portfolio value to support continued grant making. No specific reserves policy target is stated, only an intention to sustain funds for grants and administration costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HON CHARLES PEARSON CHARITY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HON CHARLES PEARSON CHARITY TRUST as a grant recipient include CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL RESTORATION AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST CIO.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL RESTORATION AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST CIOFY2023£10kfor the lighting project