THE COLLEDGE FAMILY MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP TRUST

Registered charity 281012 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LIONEL COLLEDGE MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP

Provides grants to study head and neck surgery and laryngology.

Objects

THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE STUDY AND KNOWLEDGE OF SURGERY AD IN PARTICULAR HEAD AND NECK SURGERY.

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: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£129k
Latest spending
£152k
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £240,699 for the year, driven primarily by a £263,536 gain on investments. Unrestricted free reserves stood at £62,955, which is above the stated policy target of no higher than £50k, while the permanent endowment fund increased to £3.1 million. The trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income (100% of income)
“Investment income 128,979”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: no higher than £50k (reserves figure: £63k)
“The policy is to maintain the unrestricted free reserves at no higher than £50k.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Royal College of Surgeons of England acted as custodian trustee and paid grants and support costs on behalf of the Trust. At year end, £155,138 was owed to the College.
“During the year, grants of £120,000 (2024: £115,000) and support costs of £5,010 (2024: £4,932) were paid by the Royal College of Surgeons of England on behalf of The Colledge Family Memorial Fellowship Trust. At the year end £155,138 was owed to the Royal College of Surgeons of England (2024: £245,244). There were no further related party transactions.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. 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.

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

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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 30/06/2023 (received 11/06/2024, 42 days after the 30/04/2024 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

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£129k£152k
30/06/2024£144k£164k
30/06/2023£134k£112k
30/06/2022£114k£125k
30/06/2021£99k£156k

Common questions

Is THE COLLEDGE FAMILY MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £240,699 for the year, driven primarily by a £263,536 gain on investments. Unrestricted free reserves stood at £62,955, which is above the stated policy target of no higher than £50k, while the permanent endowment fund increased to £3.1 million. The trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE STEINBERG FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£174k
DELAPAGE LIMITED1£150k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED1£106k
MW (GK) FOUNDATION1£10k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MELLITUS COLLEGE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE COLLEDGE FAMILY MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP TRUST£129k—0above—no doubt
ST MELLITUS COLLEGE TRUST FY2025£4.5m—0above—no doubt
THE NEUROSURGICAL FOUNDATION FY2025£95k—0above—no doubt
THE CHURCHILL COLLEGE CHAPEL SOCIETY TRUST FY2025£27k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MOREAH TEACHERS' COLLEGE FY2025£25k—0unclear—no doubt
LADY MONICA COCKFIELD MEMORIAL TRUST FY2025£46k—0unclear—noted

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