THE WALKER 597 TRUST

Registered charity 278582 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the charity is achieved by making regular payments and one-off grants to charities which work to promote animal welfare. To ensure our funds are used correctly, we normally consider only UK registered charities, or charities with a UK bank account and contact.

Objects

SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS TRUSTS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANIMAL WELFARE AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

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: Animals · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Lichfield, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £1,926,053, supported by significant investment gains. The trustees report that the present level of reserves is appropriate to the charity's needs and confirm adequate resources for going concern.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 05/04/2024 (received 20/03/2025, 43 days after the 05/02/2025 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amanda Burford
• Erica Catherine Dugmore
• JUDITH HELEN MIDDLETON
• MR DAVID ANSELL
• MS HELEN ROWETT
• Michelle Siau-ling Dean
• Nicola Helen Stansbie · trustee of 1 other charity
• William George Dugmore

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Side by side with its peers

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