BATHGATE CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 278238 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Objects

TO CARRY OUT LEGALLY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OR SUFFERING OR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OR RELIGION,AND TO SUPPORT THE WORK AND OBJECTS OF ANY OTHER CHARITY REGISTERED BY THE CHARITY COMMISSION AS THE TRUSTEES BEING NOT LESS THAN THREE IN NUMBER SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BY DEED EXECUTED WITH THEIR UNANIMOUS CONSENT DECLARE.PROVIDED THAT THE SAID CHARITABLE OBJECTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO OBJECTS RESIDENT AND SITUATE IN THE UNITED KINGDON OF GREAT BRITAIN.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

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 · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£230k

Latest spending

£237k

Registered

1979

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £19,254 to £12,353 due to expenditure exceeding incoming funds. The charity reports adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. No reserves policy target is stated in the document.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Bathgate Walker Group Limited (100% of income)

“All of the charity's income is derived from Bathgate Walker Group Limited.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: All of the charity's income is derived from Bathgate Walker Group Limited, a company where Commodore R H Walker and Mr S Bennett are directors.

“Commodore R H Walker and Mr S Bennett are directors of Bathgate Walker Group Limited. All of the charity's income is derived from Bathgate Walker Group Limited.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

COMMODORE WALKERchair · trustee of 1 other charity
MRS ANN WALKER
STEPHEN BENNETT ACMA CGMA

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Halton · Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£230k	£237k
30/09/2024	£235k	£232k
30/09/2023	£170k	£163k
30/09/2022	£145k	£157k
30/09/2021	£140k	£128k

Common questions

Is BATHGATE CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £19,254 to £12,353 due to expenditure exceeding incoming funds. The charity reports adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. No reserves policy target is stated in the document. 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
KIDNEY RESEARCH UK	1	£2.5m
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH	1	£183k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)	1	£44k
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£32k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER	1	£20k
RAYLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£15k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£12k
ROSCA TRUST	1	£7k

Charities like this

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

BATH CHRISTIAN TRUST income £2.6m
THE JG CHARITABLE TRUST income £173k
BATH RECREATION LIMITED income £1.3m
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS (BATH) income £1.7m
BAR-N-BUS TRUST income £336k
LINGATE CHARITABLE TRUST income £122k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BATHGATE CHARITABLE TRUST	£230k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BATH CHRISTIAN TRUST FY2025	£2.6m	£60,001 - £70,000	—	above	—	no doubt
THE JG CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£173k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BATH RECREATION LIMITED FY2025	£1.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS (BATH) FY2025	£1.7m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BAR-N-BUS TRUST FY2025	£336k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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