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.

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

Latest income

£256k

Latest spending

£458k

Registered

1982

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust holds unrestricted reserves of £12,096,696, which the Trustees consider sufficient to carry out its aims without needing to hold reserves for any particular purpose. The Trust reported a net decrease in funds of £65,671 for the year, driven by outgoing resources exceeding incoming resources, although this was partially offset by investment gains. The Trustees and auditors confirm that the Trust has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Wenn Townsend. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANNE URSULA WILLCOCKS
Hannah Jane Elizabeth Shuckburgh
MISS KATE WILLCOCKS
Norman Duncan Cumming
Peter Graham McCarthy
Thomas Peter Blyth
XANTHE VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£256k	£458k
31/03/2024	£297k	£491k
31/03/2023	£287k	£499k
31/03/2022	£286k	£485k
31/03/2021	£279k	£530k

Common questions

Is THE NORTHWICK TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust holds unrestricted reserves of £12,096,696, which the Trustees consider sufficient to carry out its aims without needing to hold reserves for any particular purpose. The Trust reported a net decrease in funds of £65,671 for the year, driven by outgoing resources exceeding incoming resources, although this was partially offset by investment gains. The Trustees and auditors confirm that the Trust has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
MANCHESTER CITY GALLERIES TRUST	1	£135k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTH WEST YOUNG PEOPLES DEVELOPMENT TRUST.

NORTH WEST YOUNG PEOPLES DEVELOPMENT TRUST income £228k
THE WARWICK TRUST income £153k
OGLESBY CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.0m
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST income £192k
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERS income £322k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, NEWICK income £212k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE NORTHWICK TRUST	£256k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTH WEST YOUNG PEOPLES DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025	£228k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WARWICK TRUST FY2025	£153k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
OGLESBY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£1.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£192k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERS FY2025	£322k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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