THE SPENCER WILLS TRUST
The Trust supports charities associated with the arts and local organisations of particular personal interest to the trustees.
Objects
SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The provided document is an Accountant's Report to the Board of The Spencer Wills Trust for the year ended 31 March 2026, not the financial statements themselves. The report explicitly states that no audit or review was carried out, and therefore no opinion is expressed on the statutory accounts. Consequently, no financial data regarding reserves, income, or expenditure is available in this text to assess financial health.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- MICHAEL RUDMANchair
- Henry Alexander Spencer Wills
- Sarah Anne Braxton
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £48k | £62k |
| 31/03/2025 | £48k | £67k |
| 31/03/2024 | £48k | £67k |
| 31/03/2023 | £47k | £68k |
| 31/03/2022 | £47k | £57k |
Common questions
Is THE SPENCER WILLS TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The provided document is an Accountant's Report to the Board of The Spencer Wills Trust for the year ended 31 March 2026, not the financial statements themselves. The report explicitly states that no audit or review was carried out, and therefore no opinion is expressed on the statutory accounts. Consequently, no financial data regarding reserves, income, or expenditure is available in this text to assess financial health. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| DELAPAGE LIMITED | 1 | £130k |
| THE UNION OF ORTHODOX HEBREW CONGREGATIONS | 1 | £51k |
| SOUTHWARK CHARITIES | 1 | £28k |
| THE VANNECK CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITY | 1 | £18k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, SEVENOAKS | 1 | £17k |
| THE OGDEN TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| MANCHESTER AIRPORT COMMUNITY TRUST FUND | 1 | £429 |
Charities like this
- THE WELLS TRUST
- WITHINGTON WALLS
- THE PENNY TRUST
- THE SPENCER STEADMAN TRUST
- THE TRURO CHURCHES TRUST
- SPILSBY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SPENCER WILLS TRUST | £48k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE WELLS TRUST | £198k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WITHINGTON WALLS | £40k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PENNY TRUST | £98k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE SPENCER STEADMAN TRUST | £31k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE TRURO CHURCHES TRUST | £24k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |