THE RIDSDALE TRUST

Registered charity 276959 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust makes grants to Organisation that will, in the view of the Trustees, help it to meet one or more of its charitable Objects

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE PARISH OF ST. PETER'S FOLKESTONE AND THE PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CATHOLIC TRADITION OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE PARISH OF ST. PETER'S CHURCH FOLKESTONE AND FOR THE UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE OF THE FABRIC AND CONTENTS OF ST. PETER'S CHURCH FOLKESTONE.

Area of benefit: THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER'S FOLKESTONE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Folkestone and Hythe, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£26k

Latest spending

£39k

Registered

1978

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust reported a deficit for the year, with payments exceeding receipts by £12,686, resulting in a decrease in bank balances from £70,640 to £57,954. Total income fell to £26,059 from £29,196 in the previous year, while charitable donations remained steady at £33,000. The trustees noted that financial markets and bank base rates remain uncertain, which impacts the long-term viability and future grant-making capacity of the Trust.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Trustees have the intention of trying to match grants made against income to ensure the long-term viability of the Trust. Financial markets, and levels of Bank Base Rate remain uncertain, looking further ahead, and this must be considered by Trustees when considering grants for the next year.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 3
Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Martin Bridges FCIIchair
Anne Brown
ROBIN CLAUDE SAUNDERS MCIL

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£26k	£39k
31/12/2024	£29k	£18k
31/12/2023	£22k	£603
31/12/2022	£18k	£22k
31/12/2021	£18k	£10k

Common questions

Is THE RIDSDALE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust reported a deficit for the year, with payments exceeding receipts by £12,686, resulting in a decrease in bank balances from £70,640 to £57,954. Total income fell to £26,059 from £29,196 in the previous year, while charitable donations remained steady at £33,000. The trustees noted that financial markets and bank base rates remain uncertain, which impacts the long-term viability and future grant-making capacity of the Trust. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
NUCHEM AND REISEL SCHLAFF MEMORIAL FUND LIMITED	1	£286k
AMABRILL LTD	1	£50k
UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation	1	£36k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	1	£15k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£700
GERALD FINZI TRUST	1	£250

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RADFALL CHARITABLE TRUST.

RADFALL CHARITABLE TRUST income £337k
RIVERSIDE CHURCH TRUST income £819k
LANGDALE TRUST income £148k
R. E. CHADWICK CHARITABLE TRUST income £93k
THE M Y A CHARITABLE TRUST income £88k
WYCHDALE LIMITED income £2.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE RIDSDALE TRUST	£26k	—	unclear	—	noted
RADFALL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£337k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RIVERSIDE CHURCH TRUST FY2025	£819k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LANGDALE TRUST FY2025	£148k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
R. E. CHADWICK CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£93k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE M Y A CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£88k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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