THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 284782 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trust makes donations and grants to other Charities and sponsors research programmes as the trustees determine at their discretion.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£227k

Latest spending

£323k

Registered

1982

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds stood at £7,936,324, with the Trustees noting that overhead costs are limited and grants are funded from current year income. The charity reported a net income of £29,500 for the year, supported by investment and rental income, while maintaining a significant asset base in quoted investments and property. The Trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investments (61% of income)

“Income from listed investments 138,246”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: no separate reserves needed (held: £7.9m)

“as overhead costs are limited the Charity does not need to keep separate reserves.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Fordham Farm Limited

“The Charity owns two properties, land at Fordham Farm which is registered in the name of Fordham Farm Limited, a company whose directors and shareholders are the Trustees of the Charity” — page 15

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income

£699k

Total spending

£111k

Cost of raising funds

£28k

Reserves (reported)

£304k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~32.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

MARTYN RALPH CARR · trustee of 2 other charities
MR SAM WILSON DL
Marycita Jane Wilson
Sara Anne Carr

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

Operates in: Essex · Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£227k	£323k
31/12/2023	£230k	£345k
31/12/2022	£699k	£111k
31/12/2021	£3.0m	£204k
31/12/2020	£95k	£109k

Common questions

Is THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds stood at £7,936,324, with the Trustees noting that overhead costs are limited and grants are funded from current year income. The charity reported a net income of £29,500 for the year, supported by investment and rental income, while maintaining a significant asset base in quoted investments and property. The Trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE KNIGHTLAND FOUNDATION	1	£80k
SF FOUNDATION	1	£33k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CARMONA CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE CARMONA CHARITABLE TRUST income £438k
THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST income £115k
MEKADSHEI SHEVEI CHARITABLE TRUST income £156k
THE ROTHES CHARITABLE TRUST income £148k
CMSB CHARITABLE TRUST income £227k
BRIAN WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST income £126k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST	£227k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE CARMONA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£438k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£115k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MEKADSHEI SHEVEI CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£156k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROTHES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£148k	—	above	—	no doubt
CMSB CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£227k	—	below	—	noted

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