D C R ALLEN CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 277293 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income

£153k

Latest spending

£164k

Registered

1979

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted net assets of £5,807,086, which are described as adequate to fulfil its obligations. The trustees report no formal reserves policy but confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity operates independently with no employees, relying on trustee discretion for grant-making.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Colin Allen · trustee of 1 other charity
JULIE FRUSHER
Tristram Allen

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£153k	£164k
05/04/2024	£188k	£172k
05/04/2023	£185k	£185k
05/04/2022	£177k	£170k
05/04/2021	£174k	£122k

Common questions

Is D C R ALLEN CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted net assets of £5,807,086, which are described as adequate to fulfil its obligations. The trustees report no formal reserves policy but confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity operates independently with no employees, relying on trustee discretion for grant-making. 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
ASHKELON FOUNDATION	1	£438k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ALLIED SCHOOLS AGENCY LIMITED.

ALLIED SCHOOLS AGENCY LIMITED income £354k
THE ALAN AND SHEILA DIAMOND CHARITABLE TRUST income £186k
THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION income £750k
THE D C TRUST income £321k
KEREN TRUST income £179k
ENGLISH HOLDINGS CHARITABLE TRUST income £398k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
D C R ALLEN CHARITABLE TRUST	£153k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ALLIED SCHOOLS AGENCY LIMITED FY2025	£354k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ALAN AND SHEILA DIAMOND CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£186k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION FY2026	£750k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE D C TRUST FY2025	£321k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
KEREN TRUST FY2025	£179k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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