MOLE CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 281452 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Make donations and loans to educational institutions and charitable organisations and for the relief of poverty.

Objects

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE 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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Salford, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£364k
Latest spending
£279k
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £115,795 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by total income of £364,205 and charitable expenditure of £278,993. Unrestricted reserves stood at £2,803,794, which the trustees consider appropriate to cover anticipated donations over the next 12 months and manage income fluctuations. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to cover anticipated donations over the next 12 months, together with a modest contingency to manage fluctuations in income and expenditure (reserves figure: £2.8m)
“The trustees aim to hold unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover anticipated donations over the next 12 months, together with a modest contingency to manage fluctuations in income and expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from trustees and related parties
“During the year the charity received aggregate donations totalling £330,000 (2024: £439,875) from trustees and related parties.” — page 14
“During the year, Mole Charitable Trust donated £15,000 (2024: £30,000) to Manchester Charitable Trust Ltd.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation to Manchester Charitable Trust Ltd (trustee Mrs L Gross connected)
“During the year the charity received aggregate donations totalling £330,000 (2024: £439,875) from trustees and related parties.” — page 14
“During the year, Mole Charitable Trust donated £15,000 (2024: £30,000) to Manchester Charitable Trust Ltd.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation to The Paperweight Trust (trustee Mr D Black connected)
“During the year the charity received aggregate donations totalling £330,000 (2024: £439,875) from trustees and related parties.” — page 14
“During the year, Mole Charitable Trust donated £15,000 (2024: £30,000) to Manchester Charitable Trust Ltd.” — page 14
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.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Corporate structure

PARK LANE PROPERTIES & INVESTMENTS LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Throughout England

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/03/2025£364k£279k
    31/03/2024£482k£282k
    31/03/2023£194k£193k
    31/03/2022£81k£237k
    31/03/2021£188k£175k

    Common questions

    Is MOLE CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £115,795 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by total income of £364,205 and charitable expenditure of £278,993. Unrestricted reserves stood at £2,803,794, which the trustees consider appropriate to cover anticipated donations over the next 12 months and manage income fluctuations. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

    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.

    Charities like this

    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with POOLE METHODISTS.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    MOLE CHARITABLE TRUST£364k—0above—no doubt
    POOLE METHODISTS FY2025£489k—0above—no doubt
    M O CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£146k—0within—no doubt
    R M SALES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£0—0unclear—no doubt
    MS FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£46k—0above—no doubt
    THE MARCUS MARGULIES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£893k—0unclear—no doubt

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