THE DAVID WENTWORTH-STANLEY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 278288 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Objects

IN OR TOWARDS THE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUT DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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Latest income
£59k
Latest spending
£15k
Registered
1979
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,161,927, with no stated minimum reserves policy. The trustees report that the trust continues as a going concern with no significant liabilities, having distributed £7,435 in grants against investment income of £46,684.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income
“The major source of income during the year comprised investment income of £46,684 (2024: £44,136)” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: no minimum level (held: £1.2m)
“There is no minimum level of reserves which the Trustees seek to maintain.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from trustee
“On 25 March 2025 a related party transaction occurred by way of a donation received from a trustee, D.M. Wentworth-Stanley, of £10,000. There were no other related party transactions during the year.” — page 11
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.

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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£59k£15k
05/04/2024£55k£17k
05/04/2023£24k£14k
05/04/2022£15k£15k
05/04/2021£13k£14k

Common questions

Is THE DAVID WENTWORTH-STANLEY CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,161,927, with no stated minimum reserves policy. The trustees report that the trust continues as a going concern with no significant liabilities, having distributed £7,435 in grants against investment income of £46,684. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.