THE NORTHWICK TRUST
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.
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.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investment
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
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
Trustees
- ANNE URSULA WILLCOCKS
- Hannah Jane Elizabeth Shuckburgh
- MISS KATE WILLCOCKS
- Norman Duncan Cumming
- Peter Graham McCarthy
- Thomas Peter Blyth
- XANTHE VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CORAM LIFE EDUCATION | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- THE WARWICK TRUST
- THE NOTGROVE TRUST
- NORMAN WALKER TRUST
- THE TENDRIL TRUST
- THE ASHWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST
- THE ARDWICK TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE NORTHWICK TRUST | £283k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE WARWICK TRUST | £153k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE NOTGROVE TRUST | £120k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NORMAN WALKER TRUST | £31k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE TENDRIL TRUST | £42k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE ASHWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST | £201k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |