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THE SANDY DEWHIRST CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 279161 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1. TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND 2. FOR OTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT

Objects

(A) RELIEVING POOR PERSONS. FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE TRUST DEED DATED 20TH NOVEMBER 1979. (B) FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL 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: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Latest income
£46k
Latest spending
£101k
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,811,481 at year-end, an increase of £48,875 from the previous year. The charity reported a net expenditure of £101,240 against incoming resources of £45,871, funded by drawing down on its investment capital. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, citing minimal overheads and no immediate requirement to use investments.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: broadly maintain the charity's funds at such a level in order to provide sufficient capital growth and income to continue to meet the trustees' expected grant making objectives (held: £1.8m)
“The policy of the trustees is to broadly maintain the charity's funds at such a level in order to provide sufficient capital growth and income to continue to meet the trustees' expected grant making objectives.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: TC Dewhirst received £6,000 for secretarial services.
“There was one related party transaction during the year. £6,000 is included in the accruals at the balance sheet date for the cost of secretarial services for the year (2023: £6,000) paid in the first instance by TC Dewhirst, The payment due to TC Dewhirst represents reimbursement of this amount.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 9
“There was one related party transaction during the year. £6,000 is included in the accruals at the balance sheet date for the cost of secretarial services for the year (2023: £6,000) paid in the first instance by TC Dewhirst, The payment due to TC Dewhirst represents reimbursement of this amount.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hawsons Chartered Accountants. 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kingston Upon Hull City · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£46k£101k
31/12/2023£36k£67k
31/12/2022£31k£64k
31/12/2021£26k£51k
31/12/2020£28k£74k

Common questions

Is THE SANDY DEWHIRST CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,811,481 at year-end, an increase of £48,875 from the previous year. The charity reported a net expenditure of £101,240 against incoming resources of £45,871, funded by drawing down on its investment capital. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, citing minimal overheads and no immediate requirement to use investments. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Hawsons Chartered Accountants.