THE PARAGON TRUST

Registered charity 278348 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Paragon Trust makes grants to other charities for general charitable purposes.The trustees take the initiative in determining their grant-making agenda year on year and act alone in this respect. No attention is paid to funding applications or appeal literature. Fund-raisers should bear in mind that no response is made to such communications which are discarded on receipt.

Objects

THE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME 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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased from £2,135,586 to £2,232,146, driven by a net movement in fund of £89,418 despite charitable expenditures of £101,500. The charity holds significant unrestricted capital and income funds, with cash and deposits totaling £66,499 against creditors of £9,696, indicating strong liquidity. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the preparation of the accounts.

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.

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.

• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• LUCY JULIA WHISTLERchair
• Archie Anthony Cornish
• Dr FIONA ELIZABETH CORNISH · trustee of 4 other charities
• Philip Lewis Cunningham · trustee of 2 other charities
• Seth Thomas Whistler Maynard

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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