THE NORTHWICK TRUST

Registered charity 285197 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE NORTHWICK TRUST MAKES MODEST GRANTS TO CHARITIES IN THE AREAS LISTED BELOW.

Objects

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND IN SUCH PROPORTIONS AND IN SUCH MANNER AND SUBJECT TO SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME AT THEIR UNCONTROLLED DISCREATION BUT WITH THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE SETTLOR DURING HIS LIFETIME DETERMINE.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£283k
Latest spending
£471k
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust holds total unrestricted reserves of £12,913,803, an increase from the previous year. The Trustees confirm that there are sufficient funds available to carry out the Trust’s aims and that it can continue to provide public benefit and meet its objectives. The Trust has no employees and undertakes no fundraising, relying on investment income to fund its charitable grants.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Wenn Townsend. Discloses 3 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 31/03/2026

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

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
31/03/2026£283k£471k
31/03/2025£256k£458k
31/03/2024£297k£491k
31/03/2023£287k£499k
31/03/2022£286k£485k

Common questions

Is THE NORTHWICK TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust holds total unrestricted reserves of £12,913,803, an increase from the previous year. The Trustees confirm that there are sufficient funds available to carry out the Trust’s aims and that it can continue to provide public benefit and meet its objectives. The Trust has no employees and undertakes no fundraising, relying on investment income to fund its charitable grants. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Wenn Townsend.

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
CORAM LIFE EDUCATION1£5k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE NORTHWICK TRUST£283k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WARWICK TRUST FY2025£153k—0above—no doubt
THE NOTGROVE TRUST FY2025£120k—0unclear—no doubt
NORMAN WALKER TRUST FY2025£31k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TENDRIL TRUST FY2026£42k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ASHWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£201k—0unclear—no doubt

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